Paul Chapman is Senior Vice President and CIO of GapTech, the global technology division of Gap Inc. which owns and operates some of the most powerful retail brands in the world including Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta, and Intermix. Paul oversees teams around the world that design and develop strategic solutions that inspire customers and give Gap Inc. significant competitive advantage. Paul is leading the transformation of a traditional IT organization to one that embraces the latest processes, technologies, open source tools, and Agile thinking in order to effectively compete in this digital world. Paul is a high-energy leader who has a deep passion for technology, and process and organizational optimization. He has spent his entire career in Information Technology, having first worked for many large companies in the Los Angeles area before operating his own successful consulting firm for over 10 years. Prior to joining Gap, Paul helped grow and operate two Internet startups.