Jonny LeRoy is the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of W.W. Grainger, Inc., a $16.5 billion leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. He is responsible for the technology systems, security and operations that underpin Grainger’s business model.
Jonny joined Grainger in 2020 after a 15-year career at ThoughtWorks, where as Head of Technology for North America, he led their technology organization, growing new offerings and capabilities, while also helping to progress their talent, culture and delivery expertise. In prior roles at ThoughtWorks, Jonny served as Market Tech Principal for the West Coast and Lead Developer in the U.S. and UK. Earlier in his career, Jonny was a founder and CTO of a successful UK start-up.
Jonny holds CPE from Westminster University, and a MA, Literae Humaniores from the University of Oxford. Jonny is a 2022 Daniel Burnham Fellow with Leadership Greater Chicago and is on the governing body of the Evanta Chicago CIO community. He also serves on the
Board of Advisors for the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) College of Computing.
On the 45th episode of Enterprise Software Innovators, Jonny LeRoy, CTO of Grainger, joins the show to share insights on how AI transforms operations at Grainger, quick wins for AI applications in the enterprise, and realistic expectations around today’s AI capabilities.
Read about Jonny's perspective on AI revolutionizing operations at Grainger, achievable AI applications that offer immediate benefits in the enterprise, and a grounded perspective on what AI can realistically accomplish today.
