We have compiled and are pleased to present reader-recommended Twitter accounts for IT executives to follow.
We recently reached out to our networks via The Heller Report and social media and asked for help creating a list of the best digital resources for IT executives. We asked readers to send in their favorite blogs, podcasts and social media streams that help them as IT leaders.
We have been busy compiling the many recommendations we received. Herewith, the Twitter accounts that our readers recommend you follow:
| NAME | LINK | DESCRIPTION | FOLLOWERS |
| Bill Gates | @BillGates | co-founder, Microsoft, businessman, and philanthropist. | 28.9 M |
| Richard Branson | @richardbranson | Tie-loathing adventurer, philanthropist & troublemaker, founder of Virgin Group | 7.7 M |
| Mashable | @mashable | News, resources, inspiration and fun for the connected generation. | 7.2 M |
| Tech Crunch | @TechCrunch | Breaking technology news, analysis, and opinions | 6.9 M |
| WIRED | @WIRED | In-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology. | 6.2 M |
| Harvard Business Review | @HarvardBiz | The leading destination for smart management thinking. | 2.7 M |
| Guy Kawasaki | @GuyKawasaki | Chief evangelist of Canva. Former chief evangelist of Apple. Author of 13 books. | 1.5 M |
| Reid Hoffman | @ReidHoffman | Co-founder of LinkedIn, venture capitalist and author. | 371 K |
| Daniel Pink | @DanielPink | Author of 5 books, including “To Sell is Human.” | 358 K |
| Martin Fowler | @martinfowler | Programmer, Loud Mouth, ThoughtWorker | 174 K |
| CIO.com | @CIOonline | The latest news, analysis, video, blogs, tips and research for techies and IT professionals. | 157 K |
| Vala Afshar | @ValaAfshar | Chief Digital Evangelist, Salesforce | 126 K |
| David Bray | @fcc_cio | CIO, Federal Communications Commission | 120 K |
| R Ray Wang | @rwang0 | CEO, Constellation Research, author, negotiator, futurist | 86.5 K |
| Kirk Borne | @kirkdborne | Principal Data Scientist at Booz Allen, PhD Astrophysicist | 78.7 K |
| Doug Conant | @DougConant | Founder, ConantLeadership; Former CEO, Campbell Soup Co.; Chairman, Chairman, KELI; Former Chairman, Avon. | 68.6 K |
| Jeff Immelt | @JeffImmelt | Chairman & CEO, General Electric | 37.9 K |
| Dion Hinchcliffe | @dhinchcliffe | Chief Strategy Officer, business strategist, enterprise architect, keynote speaker, author, blogger, futurist | 36 K |
| Liz Ryan | @humanworkplace | CEO and Founder of Human Workplace | 34.4 K |
| DJ Patil | @dpatil | U.S. Chief Data Scientist at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy | 33.5 K |
| Bill George | @Bill_George | Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School, former Medtronic CEO, and bestselling leadership author. | 31.2 K |
| Andi Mann | @AndiMann | Global Digital Business Executive - strategist, technologist, innovator, marketer, author. | 15 K |
| Will Lasalle | @wlassalle | CIO, JLS | 12.9 K |
| Jim Collins | @level5leaders | Author of Good to Great, Built to Last, and Great by Choice. | 12.6 K |
| Chris Curran | @cbcurran | Emerging technology leader and partner at PwC. | 11.9 K |
| Aldo Ceccarelli | @aldoceccarelli | CIO, SEDAMYL SPA | 11.7 K |
| CIO Executive Council | @cioec | The CIO Executive Council from IDG | 11.1 K |
| Gil Press | @gilpress | Writes about technology, entrepreneurs and innovation. | 10.8 K |
| Enterprisers Project | @4enterprisers | The Enterprisers Project from Red Hat, a community of CIOs discussing the future of business and IT. | 8.7 K |
| Casey Coleman | @caseycoleman | Unisys VP supporting civilian federal agencies. Former federal IT executive. | 8.4 K |
| Victor Fetter | @vpfetter | CIO, LPL Financial | 7.8 K |
| Michael Small | @GOGOCEO | President & CEO, Gogo | 7.7 K |
| David Chou | @dchou1107 | CIO, Children's Mercy Hospital | 7.2 K |
| Martha Heller | @marthaheller | CIO Executive Recruiter; President, Heller Search Associates; author of The CIO Paradox; Public Speaker | 6.1 K |
| Isaac Sacolick | @nyike | Global CIO, Greenwich Associates | 5.9 K |
| Abbie Lundberg | @abbielundberg | Business technology analyst, writer, speaker; former editor in chief of CIO magazine. | 5.5 K |
| CIO Talk Network | @ciotalknetwork | Formerly CIO Talk Radio, CTN is launched with a renewed commitment to serve and be a trusted resource for Global Business IT Leaders. | 2.9 K |
| Andy Blumenthal | @totalcio | CIO, Global Information Services, U.S. Department of State | 2.6K |
| Peter High | @peterahigh | Advisor to technology executives, Forbes.com columnist, podcast moderator, author, and speaker | 2.2 K |
| SIM | @SIMInt | Network for IT leaders with more than 4,500 members including CIOs, senior IT executives. | 2 K |
| CXO Talk | @CXOTalk | Enterprise video show with live conversations on leadership, innovation, and disruption. | 1.8 K |
| Myles Suer | @MylesSuer | Chief Platform Strategist, Informatica | 1.3 K |
| Jim MacLennan | @jpmacl | CIO at IDEX Corporation, author of the www.cazh1.com blog | 1 K |
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