Thomas Birmingham

Thomas Birmingham has extensive work experience in various leadership roles, primarily in the field of information technology. Their most recent position is as the Chief Information Officer at SHOEBACCA.COM, a role they began in 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Revelation-IT as a Managing Consultant specializing in IT Strategy, Transformation Leadership, and Enterprise Architecture.

From 2019 to 2020, Birmingham served as the Chief Information Officer at Ideal Image, where they led a growth-oriented transformation roadmap and adapted retail and technology best practices to the Medspa industry. Before that, they worked at Distinct Edge Insights as a Digital Transformation & Enterprise Architecture specialist, providing strategic advisory services in areas such as business model design, organizational development, product innovation, and data security.

Thomas Birmingham's career also includes a long tenure at The Container Store, where they held various leadership roles from 1993 to 2017. These roles included CIO, where they championed the adoption of customer experience (CX) digital paradigm and played a part in the successful IPO of the company. Thomas also served as CTO, where they focused on unified-commerce/omnichannel strategies, and as VP of IT, where they developed advanced capabilities to establish brand distinction and optimize productivity.

Prior to their time at The Container Store, Birmingham worked at EY in management consulting, where they conducted various consulting projects for clients in different industries, and at Sempra Energy, where they led strategic planning and new technology integration for the TXU Corporation generating division.

Birmingham began their career as a Computer Science Instructor at Tarrant County College from 1984 to 1986.

Thomas Birmingham has a diverse education history specializing in fields such as innovation, entrepreneurship, strategy, and data science. Thomas completed a certificate program in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from Stanford University from 2016 to 2022, where they studied Design Thinking, Modern Organizational & Team Design, Decision Quality, and Value Driven Risk Management. Additionally, they attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2017 to 2020, participating in executive and professional programs focused on AI & Strategy, Digital Business Strategy, Organizational Transformation, Corporate Innovation Strategy, Data Science & Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), and Cybersecurity. In 2017, Thomas completed an executive program in Disruptive Strategy & Innovation at Harvard Business School and a driving strategic impact program at Columbia Business School.

Before their formal education at Stanford and MIT, Thomas earned a graduate certificate in Strategic Competitive Advantage from Cornell University Graduate School. Thomas also holds several certificates from renowned business schools, including The Wharton School, where they completed programs in Business Analytics, Gamification, and Decision-Making & Scenarios. Thomas furthered their education in data science through a certificate in Executive Data Science from the Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs. Thomas acquired expertise in IT and digital transformation through certificates from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business (Customer Centric IT and Digital Transformation) and Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Organizational Leadership). Thomas also holds a digital business models certificate from Lund University.

Thomas has obtained practical skills and knowledge through additional certifications outside of formal education, including Software Architecture: Domain-Driven Design from LinkedIn, Google Cloud Platform specializations in Machine Learning and Application Development, Google Cloud Platform Big Data Engineering specialization, IBM Blockchain for Developers from Coursera, and a Creativity & Innovation Leadership certification from IDEO U.

Prior to their higher education pursuits, Thomas completed a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Business Computer Information Systems from the University of North Texas. Thomas also engaged in studies in technology, humanities, art at Texas Wesleyan University and computer science at Tarrant County College.