Brian Shield was named Vice President/Information Technology for the Red Sox in August 2013. He is responsible for technology for the club and Fenway Sports Management, and he leads the technology team on all phases of the Red Sox strategy from creating a compelling fan experience at Fenway Park to enabling an effective front office and baseball operations environment.

Prior to joining the Red Sox, Shield ran Shield Consulting Group, LLC, where he assisted companies with technology strategy and digital media. Prior to starting his own company, Shield served as the EVP and CIO of The Weather Channel, where for 14 years where he oversaw all technology, including weather.com, mobility, broadcast television, data analytics and IT. Prior to joining The Weather Channel, Shield served as SVP and CIO of FTD, Inc. in Chicago. Preceding his tenure at FTD, he was CTO at the investment firm of Scudder, Stevens & Clark in Boston and New York.

Dell is an IT transformation leader with a long standing career in global IT operations in 30+ counties.  His experience extends to mergers/acquisitions, divestiture, implementation of ERP & CRM systems, restructuring, outsourcing, offshoring, and complex vendor negotiations.

As the CIO/CTO at DuPont Sustainables, Dell manages a successful divestiture of Sustainable Solutions from DuPont  by leading the end-to-end process, developing & executing a technology strategy and budget, creating new digital offerings, and setting global compliance policies.  

Dell held several different positions during his 13 year tenure at DuPont including Global CIO in Legal and Government Affairs as well as a Six Sigma Champion in Central Research.

Prior to his time at DuPont, Dell worked at Thomson-Reuters, in the areas of Chemical Production, Tech Support and Special Projects.  Dell has a degree in Organic Chemistry from Georgetown and a MBA from Penn State.

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Brian Shield was named Vice President/Information Technology for the Red Sox in August 2013. He is responsible for technology for the club and Fenway Sports Management, and he leads the technology team on all phases of the Red Sox strategy from creating a compelling fan experience at Fenway Park to enabling an effective front office and baseball operations environment.

Prior to joining the Red Sox, Shield ran Shield Consulting Group, LLC, where he assisted companies with technology strategy and digital media. Prior to starting his own company, Shield served as the EVP and CIO of The Weather Channel, where for 14 years where he oversaw all technology, including weather.com, mobility, broadcast television, data analytics and IT. Prior to joining The Weather Channel, Shield served as SVP and CIO of FTD, Inc. in Chicago. Preceding his tenure at FTD, he was CTO at the investment firm of Scudder, Stevens & Clark in Boston and New York.

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