Class of 2008 Yearbook: The Honorees

Ben L. Berry

CIO

Employer: Oregon Department of Transportation

LOCATION: Salem, Ore.

Best leadership moment: Delivering on the consolidation of 11 data centers and leading the 11 CIOs involved

Non-IT roles currently filling: Board chairman for St. Andrew Nativity School

Passion outside work: Preparing a road vehicle (the AirShip) for the Automotive X-Prize competition

What do you love about IT? "It has allowed me to serve seven industries and taken me around the world three times."

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