Ben Davies is the Chief Information Officer at the Vector Institute for AI. With more than 25 years of experience, he has led IT strategy, cybersecurity governance, and digital transformation projects across North America, Europe, and Asia. His career spans the research, pharmaceutical, transportation, and managed IT services sectors. As the first CIO at the Perimeter Institute, he implemented a standards-based cybersecurity program and oversaw a comprehensive shift to a cloud-first IT infrastructure. At the Vector Institute, he manages enterprise IT in alignment with advanced AI research needs, emphasizing secure, high-performance computing. He is a certified Chief Information Security Officer and serves on the MCTI Industry Advisory Board at the University of Guelph. His international experience and leadership in technology and security have informed his work in both academic and enterprise settings, particularly in designing and overseeing resilient, research-driven digital environments.