Blair Linville
Digital CTO at Presidio
Denver Metropolitan Area, United States
About Blair Linville
Blair Linville is Digital CTO at Presidio. Location: Denver Metropolitan Area, United States.
I help growth-oriented companies turn technology, data, and AI into real business differentiation. As a three-time CIO, Digital CTO, founder/CEO, and transformation & innovation leader, I’ve led change across Fortune 500, public-company, PE-backed, and entrepreneurial environments. My focus is consistent: accelerate growth, strengthen operations, build high-performing teams, and make technology a measurable business lever. WHERE I ADD VALUE AI & DIGITAL: Translate AI, data, cloud and technology strategy into measurable business outcomes VALUE CREATION: Delivered $110M in revenue and $400M in savings through enterprise transformation OPERATING MODELS: Innovating organizations and processes to improve speed, resilience, cost and scale GROWTH LEADERSHIP: Build new businesses, offerings and teams that create sustainable revenue growth M&A & INTEGRATION: Unite companies, systems and teams around scalable operating platforms CAREER IMPACT Led $600M Caesars modernization, avoided $175M in capital and reduced annual IT costs 30% Generated $100M+ in revenue while reducing marketing expense $600M at Anheuser-Busch Built a $160M technology business and separately founded a 200+ person transformation firm Created $70M in new revenue, growing its technology services business 85% in 18 months Improved GE order-to-delivery performance 300%, adding $35M in operating profit in year one MORE ABOUT ME Personally led transformation initiatives for Disney, DaVita, Anheuser-Busch and Absolute Biotech Former CIO of Caesars Entertainment, a ~$12B enterprise known for data-driven customer innovation Became the youngest CIO in GE history while leading technology for its ~$6B Plastics business Former U.S. Air Force Captain commanding combat communications units and teaching ethics at USAFA I’m especially interested in companies navigating growth, modernization, AI adoption, M&A, or major operating-model change. I believe strategy matters—but sustained results come from accountable leaders, disciplined execution, and teams built to perform. EDUCATION Master of Business, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania B.S. Engineering, United States Air Force Academy
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Additional experience
Chairman & Founder
Tectonic, an insight2action technology services company
Started January 2014
Education
- Business, The Wharton School
- Engineering, United States Air Force Academy