Benjamin (Ben) Harrell is an accomplished Associate Partner at IBM, with extensive experience in cloud services, cloud migrations, and DevOps for large enterprises since May 1999. Harrell has led consulting opportunities for major companies and, as a Manager, oversaw a development and test server hosting team responsible for over $10 million annually in infrastructure support. Previous roles include Managing Consultant, Project Manager, and IT Specialist, where Harrell managed significant projects and developed technical solutions using various programming languages. Educational qualifications include an MBA in Business Administration from Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Kentucky. Harrell's early career involved internships and co-op positions at Simulation Dynamics and Ashland Inc.