Brad is the Chief Digital Innovation Officer for NB Power. After spending over 25 years in the private sector in the information technology and management consulting sectors, Brad joined NB Power as a Director of the corporate smart grid program in 2013. In February 2018 Brad was appointed to the CDIO role to develop and deliver the organization’s digital transformation strategy. The focus of the strategy is to drive collaboration and innovation in all aspects of the business and to develop digital solutions for internal and customer’s use. Brad’s responsibilities include converging and leading the information and operational technology (IT/OT) groups and creating a new innovation team, forming the Digital Technologies organization. The digital transformation strategy is also focused on improving business performance by formalizing and leveraging innovation processes and fostering research and development relationships with external partners. Brad has an undergraduate engineering degree and a master’s degree in computer science.
