Brian P. Shield is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of The Weather Channel, Inc., a position he has held since joining the company in 1998.
As head of the Information Technology (IT) organization, Shield oversees all technology infrastructure, internal systems, weather forecasting, IT and broadcast operations, and implementation of industry leading technology products and services. He is also responsible for setting the strategic vision, technical direction, and financial planning on behalf of the IT organization.
Shield is also responsible for designing and delivery all TWC technology products and services including: ITV, VOD and industry leading localization solutions.
Products and content delivery services extend across The Weather Channel's global marketplace. These include: The Weather Channel's on-air products, radio, newspaper, and satellite, and the distribution of content to support the weather.com web site, web partnerships, and wireless platforms. Prior to joining The Weather Channel in 1998, Brian served as CTO of FTD Inc.in Chicago, Illinois. Preceding his tenure at FTD, Brian had been CTO and head of software development at the investment firm of Scudder Kemper, in Boston, and formerly with Wang Laboratories. During his 20-plus year technology career, he has specialized in emerging technologies, IT organizational development, software engineering, systems architecture, open source solutions, and R&D.
Shield is a member of SMPTE, SCTE, CIO Executive Council, Georgia CIO Leadership Association Advisory Council, Atlanta CEO High Tech Council board of advisors and active in a number of industry, community and non-profit organizations. Shield was named Georgia CIO of year in 2004. A native of Boston, Shield completed his education at Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts where he majored in Computer Science while minoring in Management and Accounting. He is married with three young children and is a resident of Marietta, Georgia.