n. A corporate executive in charge of structuring a company's store of technical and business knowledge, and ensuring that employees have access to that knowledge.
1998
Many of the biggest U.S. companies, and some Canadian ones, have installed a chief knowledge officer "to ensure they make the most of their intellectual capital," another popular catch-phrase of the 1990s.
1994
David Pollard, chief knowledge officer for chartered accountants Ernst & Young, says the functions that are becoming most important are connectivity and portability.
1988 (earliest)
The hot new job title being batted around in information technology circles these days is chief knowledge officer.