Overview
Ross Clanton serves as Vice President - Technology Strategy and Delivery at Foot Locker, a position held since August 2023 [1][3]. Clanton has spent 25 years focused on how large enterprises build, run, and transform their technology delivery models [2]. Prior to joining Foot Locker, Clanton held the position of Managing Director and Chief Architect at American Airlines from February 2020 to November 2023 [4]. Earlier roles included Executive Director and Fellow for Technology Modernization at Verizon [6], multiple positions at Target spanning from 2006 to 2019 in areas including security engineering and engineering practices [7][8][9][10], and work as an independent consultant [5]. Clanton holds an MBA from the UMN Carlson School of Management [11] and a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from Metro State University [12].
Profile introduction
The next chapter of enterprise technology is being written around AI, and I think most large organizations are approaching it backwards. The companies pouring investment into AI tools while their engineering cultures, delivery models, and technology economics remain broken are going to be disappointed by the results. The ones who get it right will treat AI as an accelerant of organizational capability they've already built, not a shortcut around the hard work of building it. That hard work is what I've spent 25 years on... how large enterprises build, run, and transform the way they deliver…
Career history
- Vice President - Technology Strategy and DeliveryAug 2023 to presentFoot Locker
- Managing Director, Chief ArchitectFeb 2020 to Nov 2023American Airlines
- Executive ConsultantFeb 2019 to Feb 2020Independent Consultant (Arunya Technologies LLC)
- Executive Director / Fellow - Technology ModernizationJun 2016 to Jul 2019Verizon
- Director - Engineering PracticesMay 2013 to Jul 2016Target
- Senior Group Manager - Enterprise ArchitectureJul 2011 to May 2013Target
- Group Manager - Security EngineeringJul 2008 to Jul 2011Target
- Manager - UNIX Engineering2006 to 2008Target
Education
- Graduate, MBA2009 - 2012UMN Carlson School of Management
- Bachelor of Science (BS), Management Information Systems, General2004 - 2006Metro State University
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