Should Enterprise Architecture Break Out of IT?

The author argues that enterprise architecture's immense potential cannot be realized within the four walls of the IT organization - is it time for enterprise architecture to break away from IT?

 
The potential for enterprise architecture (ea) to drive business innovation is immense, but  will remain largely untapped while ea remains centred on Information Technology (IT). To  realise its true value, ea now has to break out of the domain of its birth. Thankfully, the chief enterprise architect is already out there, not working in IT and never has. our challenge is to become part of their team."