Title Chief Information Officer Company Belkin International Bio James Alvarez is the CIO of Belkin International Inc, a private consumer electronics company headquartered in Los Angeles, CA; and is responsible for Global IT Strategy, Applications and Operations across BII’s 3 divisions, including Belkin, Linksys and Wemo. In addition to his undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Mr. Alvarez has an MBA in Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business, and over 20+ years in IT transformation experience.