Is CI truly valued in the business community?
Yes. In companies all over the world, SCIP members are enabling executives to make the informed decisions that keep companies responsive, well-positioned, and profitable. The March 25, 2002 online edition of Time magazine looked at how, post-9/11, executives are demanding better information not only about security risks, but about threats to their competitive edge as well. Robert Flynn, the former CEO and chairman of NutraSweet, said in a keynote address to the Society’s ninth annual conference that CI was worth up to $50 million each year to his company. The demand for CI professionals suggests that other CEOs agree: A recent study by SCIP finds that salaries for CI professionals have increased 21% in the last two years, from an average of $57,000 in 1995 to an average of $69,000 in 1997.
