Chief Information Officer, McLeod Software
Ben Barnes is the Chief Information Officer for McLeod Software. In 2021, he was awarded Alabama CIO of the Year for the corporate division. Ben has provided technical services and led IT strategies in the transportation industry for over 25 years. Leading a team of over 60, he guides the company’s business intelligence, technology solutions, cloud services solutions, and is responsible for all security policies, practices, and activities. Ben has a deep understanding of business solutions, IT infrastructures, disaster recovery planning, cyber security, and cloud provider solutions with accreditations from both Microsoft and IBM. He has had many of his presentations published in industry periodicals and is a frequent presenter at transportation industry conferences on cybercrime and systems security.
