Have you ever been out for a walk in the woods and unsure which direction was the right way to go? Barry Robbins helps companies navigate the forest of technology transformation.

Barry’s father dropped out of school to support his family until he came of age to join the military. Twenty years later with a GED, a southern accent, and the ability to create, manage, and lead organizations effectively, he walked directly into the unemployment line. However, it wasn’t long until he was CEO of a financial institution.

Barry’s father’s story gave him the inspiration to overcome obstacles in his personal life and professional career. Growing up in Turkey and Germany, being the first ever to attend university, and later leading national and international transformations gives Barry unique perspectives and capabilities to transform global IT organizations.

Barry Robbins is a Technology Executive specializing in transformations. He partners with business executives to meet the changing business landscape and transforms technology organizations to deliver critical business requirements. His strengths include combining what a company does well with industry best practices to help organizations meet their value proposition. He currently serves as Chief Information Officer for Missouri University of Science and Technology, a Carnegie R1 institution, helping to grow the university and deliver on their mission to educated students and transform the world through research.

Barry developed his skills at IBM where he served internationally in both transformation and turnaround situations. Barry has served as a technology executive and CIO/CTO for companies undergoing one of three types of change. Organizations may be facing organizational, market, or technological changes. Each of these has an organizational change component required to be successful. Barry has been recruited to serve in Fortune 10 organizations holding an IT portfolio of up to $500M, designing $4B organizations, and supporting startups serving as an advisor to the founders. Barry helps organizations envision the future, collaborates to create a strategy to reach the new destination, and assists with managing the organizational transformation and technology delivery required to succeed.

Barry holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Systems from Kennesaw State University, the second largest university in Georgia. His research focuses on how to accelerate innovation. He earned his Master of Business Administration from Wake Forest University and completed his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Florida State University.

Barry has a strong pay-it-forward mindset and lends his energy to several organizations including providing leadership and mentoring to EMBA and STEM students.