James "Jim" Fowler

Chief Technology and Product Officer, Lumen Technologies

Jim Fowler is Chief Technology and Product Officer at Lumen Technologies. In this role, he is responsible for the company’s technology strategy, IT capabilities and business transformation programs.

Prior to joining Lumen in 2026, Jim was Chief Technology Officer of Nationwide and prior to that he was Chief Information Officer for General Electric, where he led the company’s global information technology strategy, services, operations and internal digital transformation program. Prior to his 18-year career at GE, he held IT roles with NCR and Accenture.

Jim holds a bachelor of science degree in management information systems and marketing from Miami University, and a master of business administration degree from Xavier University. He is also a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

Jim serves on the Information Systems Advisory Board at Miami University and as a national board member for Year Up United. He is well recognized for his results-oriented leadership style and his ability to drive innovation—and was recently recognized by Forbes with the CIO Innovation Award.