On a Clear Day You Can See the Cloud

INTERFACE Portland
March 26th, 2019

  Presented by Ben Berry • Executive VP, Information Technology & CIO of Bonneville Power Administration

Deciding whether and how to use cloud computing versus on premise is a complex decision. It can be complicated by business architecture, vendor software development strategies, multicloud approaches, compliance requirements, who owns the data, and the color of money. As Executive VP for Information Technology and CIO for Bonneville Power Administration, Ben Berry works with IT Strategic Business Partners and customers to make the right cloud decisions.

Presented by: / Executive VP, Information Technology & CIO of Bonneville Power Administration

Serving as a strategic technology leader, Ben Berry is a professional with performance-based leadership and knowledge of diverse private and public sector business and technology systems. He is the Executive Vice President of Information Technology and CIO for the Federal Government's Bonneville Power Administration. The power generated on BPA's electric grid is sold to public utilities, private utilities, and industry on the grid.

Mr. Berry is the Aerospace Entrepreneurial CEO and Chief Digital Officer for AirShip Technologies Group's AirShip Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, StingerMAV MicroIntelligence for clean tech, long flight endurance drones. He has held various senior leadership technology positions serving the Royal Saudi Air Force, Kingdom of Saudi Arabian International Airports, and Hughes Aircraft Company–Los Angeles. He is a Board of Director at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. Currently he serves as a U.S. Air Force Honorary Commander for the U.S. Air Force 142nd Fighter Wing, one of two "Ready Alert Bases" that protect the entire West Coast of the United States of America and Canada as part of NORAD.

Mr. Berry is the previous Chief Technology Officer for the City of Portland. Previously, He also served as Oregon Department of Transportation's (ODOT) Chief Information Officer providing overall leadership, planning, development and delivery of information technology services for ODOT and several other non-transportation organizations. As CIO for the second largest state agency in Oregon, Mr. Berry was responsible for systems supporting highways, bridges, rail service, right-of-way determinations, DMV and Motor Carrier commercial trucking inspections and licensing throughout the state.

Mr. Berry is the former Regional Chief Technology Officer of Providence Health System Oregon, supporting a service area of eight hospitals and 33 clinics. He has held executive and management positions in sectors such as state and local government, healthcare, telecommunications, aerospace/defense and airport transportation. Berry received his M.B.A. from UCLA, a B.S. in Life Science--Biotechnology from the University of Portland.

Mr. Berry currently serves on the following Boards:

  • Central City Concern (8yrs.)
  • Oregon State University, School of Business–Business Information Systems (12yrs.)
  • Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum (4yrs.)
  • Scouts, BSA – Pacific Cascade Council Board (3yrs.)
  • iUrban Teen Technology (7yrs.)