Ben Davies
Chief Information Officer
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Davies is a seasoned technology executive and current Chief Information Officer at the Vector Institute, where he architects enterprise and scientific computing strategies that support Canada’s national AI research infrastructure. With over 25 years of international leadership across research, public and private sectors, he blends cybersecurity stewardship, enterprise architecture, and programmatic risk management to enable high-performance AI research while protecting sensitive data. Previously the inaugural CIO/CISO at the Perimeter Institute, he modernized operations through large-scale procurement, SaaS-first transformations, and institution-wide cybersecurity programs. He also co-founded and scaled an IT services firm, bringing hands-on delivery, client retention, and vendor strategy experience to executive roles. A frequent speaker and OECD.AI expert on compute and climate, Ben combines practical systems modernization wins with policy-level influence—an uncommon mix that helps translate research needs into resilient, auditable infrastructure.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Computer Programming & Systems Analysis, Diploma, Computer Programming & Systems Analysis at Honeywell-Bull Institute of TechnologyBA, Economics, BA, Economics at Queen's University
French, English
Github Skills (44)
geoscience10
python10
image-processing10
insar10
time-series10
post-quantum-cryptography10
gis10
geodesy10
cryptography10
c-library10
testing9
atmosphere9
unit-testing9
quantum-computing9
pytest8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
ACCESS-NRI/amami
Apr 2024 - Jun 2024
ACCESS Models Accessory Multitool Interface (AMAMI) is a Python package that bundles. @atteggiani and @heidinett are admins.a set of commands to handle ACCESS models input and output files.
Contributions:9 reviews, 3 PRs, 41 pushes in 2 months
pythonatmosphere-modelatmosphere-teammodel-release-team
truth-quark/util-scripts
Jun 2022 - Mar 2025
Contributions:15 pushes, 8 branches in 2 years 9 months
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