Maria Demaree on IT leadership
From Lockheed Martin CIO Reveals Digital Strategy for Defense | Technovation 1017 · · Metis Strategy
“The CIO role ... you have to be highly operational but also very strategic and forward-leaning and visionary. The CIO role is very IT centric — making the systems operate — hardware, software, network, cyber security ... but the SVP of enterprise business and digital transformation is the transformation that we are under in our corporation to really enable digital capabilities; it's not about the tools so much as the process that we use to accelerate that delivery.”
On , Maria Demaree, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Business & Digital Transformation and Chief information Officer at Lockheed Martin, spoke about IT leadership during Lockheed Martin CIO Reveals Digital Strategy for Defense | Technovation 1017 on Metis Strategy.
About Maria Demaree
Maria Demaree, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Business & Digital Transformation and Chief Information Officer at Lockheed Martin, appeared at SAP Sapphire Orlando in May 2026 to discuss the company's approach to transformation. Demaree stated that for Lockheed Martin, "transformation is not the goal. Readiness is." She emphasized that readiness is important for the company's workforce, systems, and for "the men and women that serve our nation and our allies." Demaree noted that the company's focus shifted to building a connected enterprise where systems, data, and processes operate together, and she described SAP as having moved from a vendor to a "true and trusted partner" by focusing on mission outcomes rather than technology. Demaree also discussed the 1LMX program, which she called "the largest transformational investment that our company has made in history." She said the company's approach does not start with technology, but requires rethinking processes, decision-making, and the operating model. Demaree added that she has over 30 years of experience working with Lockheed Martin and its customers, and that mission success changes how the company thinks about technology and data.