Roberta Kowalishin

Roberta Kowalishin is a collaborative executive, who greatly values dialogue and listening for common objectives when negotiating to complex issues. As a technology leader and futurist, she has a wealth of experience with change and innovation and has worked across many industries in strategic technology roles such as CTO/CIO at DIALOG Design (a Canadian architecture, engineering, and construction firm), CIO of NY-based Hearst News and Director in the forensics and records management practice of PwC (New York). She also has experience in fast-growth startups including a venture-backed satellite network firm, CapRock Communications (Houston, TX), and corporate IT at JPMorgan on Wall Street. She is currently consulting with a diverse group of clients as Principal of IT Innovation Services. She is deeply concerned about protecting their fragile planet, the vast and beautiful resources in British Columbia, driving a circular economy. Her current consulting work in the AEC (architecture, engineering, construction) industry is deeply informed by sustainability challenges – in embodied and operations of carbon in their built environment. Her technology background brings a unique perspective to digitizing (eliminating paper) while considering leading-edge design to reduce data center and computing impact on the environment.