Bob Melk
Publisher
CIO

Bob Melk brings more than 20 years' media and technology experience to his role as publisher of CIO. In this role Melk has editorial, sales and marketing responsibilities for the full CIO media product lines including the award-winning website (www.CIO.com), magazine and executive event portfolio. He possesses in-depth knowledge of print and online publishing, sales, sales training, and is recognized as a business development leader with a proven track record and extensive contacts in the technology industry.

A popular speaker at industry events, Melk possesses an in-depth and intimate knowledge of the pain points and opportunities facing today's enterprise CIOs and how to market to the CIO. A sought after speaker, Melk has spoken at Siemens, Orange Business Services, and Tata Consulting business events.

Prior to joining CXO Media, Melk held a variety of executive management positions at several media companies including CMP Media and Miller Freeman. Bob joined CXO Media in 2004 as Vice President Sales & Integrated Solutions for CIO and quickly moved up through the sales organization to Publisher. He has led the field sales and marketing teams for the CIO brand during its current successful evolution to a web-centric media company.

Melk is a graduate of the State University of New York at Oswego with a B.A. in Broadcasting.