Eric Barnard

Eric Barnard is an accomplished technology leader currently serving as Vice President of Product Strategy and Engineering at HarvestIQ, Inc. since November 2023. Prior to this role, Eric co-founded Farmers Risk and held the position of CTO from October 2021 to November 2023. Eric's extensive experience includes leadership roles at Granular, where responsibilities encompassed directing engineering initiatives, and Codagami, Inc., focusing on web-based solutions for Fortune 500 companies. Eric also operated Barnard Technology Solutions, providing IT consulting and freelancing services, and served as Program Director for the Computer Science and Information Technology program at Parkland College. Eric's early career included engineering roles at RICS Software and positions at Citi and Archer Daniels Midland Company. Eric earned a BS in Ag Finance and Management from Purdue University.