The common knowledge floating around is that a CTO is the company's technical visionary, while the VPE is more operational, focusing on executing and delivering software. In both roles, the first job is to be a leader, whether that means leading on what to build, how to work, what has value for the company, etc.

Does VP of Engineering report to CTO?

The VP of Engineering is often an executive leadership position, and generally reports either to the CEO (70% of the time) or CTO (30% of the time).

Which is higher CIO or CTO?

But in most cases, it's the CIO who oversees internal IT and its strategic value to the business, while the CTO stays on top of emerging technologies and creates policies and procedures that leverage technology to improve products and services delivered to customers.