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CHICAGO, IL – Raymond Spencer (57), CEO of the Capgemini Financial Services Strategic Business Unit, has been named to the Columbia College Chicago Board of Trustees, announced college President Warrick L. Carter, Ph.D.
Spencer was Chairman and CEO of Kanbay International, Inc. prior to that firm’s acquisition by Capgemini. As founder of Kanbay, he led the organization from its inception in 1989 to become a publicly-traded global company with over 7500 associates located in 14 cities in eight nations. The company was ranked number nine on BusinessWeek’s annual “Hot Growth Companies List, 2005.”
Before founding Kanbay, Spencer focused on world-wide rural and community development through his 20-year association with the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA), a United Nations-recognized private voluntary organization. During that period, Spencer resided in India for six years, establishing the Indian division of ICA. He later held numerous leadership roles in ICA’s Chicago headquarters.
With over 30 years of experience in the areas of management, planning, finance, team building and leadership, Spencer has worked with many multinational and Fortune 500 clients.
Spencer has received numerous honors for his visionary approach to global enterprise and leadership. He was most recently named a Laureate in the Computerworld Honors Program, which distinguishes innovators around the world whose visionary use of information technology produces and promotes positive social change. He was inducted to the Chicago Area Entrepreneur Hall of Fame in 2003 and was named Ernst & Young Illinois Region Entrepreneur of the Year 2005. Spencer is a member of the Advisory Board of the Cross Atlantic Technology Fund, a board member of the Information Technology Association of American and a member of The Economic Club of Chicago.
Spencer was born in Adelaide, South Australia and attended law school at the University of Adelaide.
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