Clifford Rich

About Clifford Rich

Enterprise infrastructure is no longer a back-office utility — it is the foundation of competitive advantage.AI acceleration, multi-cloud architectures, cybersecurity risk, and workforce transformation are redefining what modern IT leadership requires. Infrastructure leaders must think beyond uptime and performance toward resilience, scalability, and strategic enablement.I lead global infrastructure and enterprise platform organizations supporting employees worldwide. My focus is aligning architecture, operations, and AI-enabled capabilities to business strategy & modernizing platforms while building high-performing technical teams capable of sustained transformation.My leadership foundation was built over 22 years as a U.S. Air Force Officer and Pilot, where I led organizations of up to 600 personnel and managed technical programs with international partners valued at $445M. That experience instilled a bias towards collaboration, informed risk taking, and mission clarity — principles I apply to enterprise IT environments operating at global scale. In short, I bring operational discipline and strategic execution to complex technology environments.In the corporate sector, I have led infrastructure, database and platform services, shared services operations, HR Technology, Corporate applications and service center organizations across a Fortune 14 healthcare logistics company. My work has centered on:• Enterprise AI adoption• Leadership development • Future-of-work transformation• Multi-platform governance• Leading cross-functional and distributed teams• Veteran transition into corporate leadershipExecutive education at Harvard and MIT sharpened my perspective on disruptive strategy and applied generative AI — particularly how AI is reshaping infrastructure governance, cost structures, and executive decision-making.As infrastructure increasingly becomes strategic rather than operational, I believe the next generation of IT leaders must integrate architecture, talent, financial discipline, and emerging technology into a unified enterprise capability. I regularly speak about executive leadership, AI strategy, talent development and partner with boards on navigating risks and turning technology into an advantage. I\'m always up for a morning coffee chat - AI runs on data. I run on caffeine!

Experience

1. Director, Hrit & Corporate Applications

   Cardinal Health

   Feb 2022 — Present · Dublin, OH, US

Education

• Harvard Business School Online

  Certificate in Disruptive Strategy

• Rhodes College

  Bachelor's Degree, International Studies

• Troy University

  Master's Degree, International Relations