At Rackspace, we build solutions that are engineered to operate. These solutions use a Customer First, Cloud First mindset that helps our customers thrive in a Multicloud world. Our unique workload aware modernization approach places AI, application and data workloads on the appropriate Public Cloud Service Provider or on the Rackspace Private cloud. We help CIOs implement a highly automated modern Cloud Operatoonal model that simplifies Day 2 and beyond operations. I am the Founder and Global General Manager for The Foundry for AI by Rackspace (FAIR). FAIR is a groundbreaking practice dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Responsible AI solutions across industries. FAIR builds on Rackspace Technology DNA of open innovation, public cloud services, private cloud solutions, and 25 years of expertise in helping businesses succeed with emerging technologies.Lead Technology that includes Artificial Intelligence, CTO, CIO, and CISO functions and drive Sustainability for Rackspace.

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At Magellan, our massive transformative purpose (MTP) is to "Lead humanity to healthy, vibrant lives". I lead Magellan IT and we strive to deliver our MTP through humanized digital experiences, data driven healthcare insights, context-aware security, agile application development, smart automation and lean IT operations.

As founder and CEO, I led a talented and motivated team focused on delivering innovation and agility to our enterprise customers. We were funded by the world's largest telco with an objective to build platforms for today's Digital Businesses and take them to market globally. In our first 2 years of operation, we built and commercialized 3 successful platforms in Cloud, Security and Software Defined Networking.

As GM and Chief Development Officer I led a global team that delivered revenue growth of 35% over 2 years and a gross margin of 16% by developing and implementing global consulting practices and offerings for Strategic Enterprise Services focusing on Business Analytics, Cloud Computing, and Mobile Computing.

As the CIO and CTO of Nationwide Insurance, I led the transformation of IT within the P&C company and the shared services function for the enterprise through technology enabled innovation over a 9 year period at the 5th largest insurer in the US with an annual IT budget of $1.2B and operations in 40+ states in the US.

As a partner and lead architect I led the design and implementation of several first and second generation e-business solutions in the Financial Services, Health Care and Retail industries. Was appointed as one of the first IBM Distinguished Engineers (in Services) in 1997 and elected into the IBM Academy of Technology in 1999.