Jason Conyard

Jason Conyard is the Chief Information Officer at VMware, leading the global information and technology organization in support of the company’s worldwide business operations.

With a passion for innovation and a bias for results, Conyard focuses his team on delivering a great at-work experience for all – one where advanced collaboration and productivity resources help everyone aspire to the next level of performance and potential. He is an active champion of diversity and equity in the workplace, proudly supporting talent development and serving as the executive sponsor of VMware’s Pride affinity group.

An industry veteran with 25 years’ experience driving large-scale transformations in global tech companies, Conyard joined VMware in 2015 as VP of Colleague Experience and Technology responsible for all employee-facing technology. At Juniper Networks, he led global infrastructure and end-user services as VP of IT; he also served as Managing Director for BlackRock (formerly Barclays Global Investors), Principal at Global Communications Partners, and Director of Worldwide Communications at Symantec.

A UK native and a proud ‘space nut’, Conyard is married and resides in the Bay Area. He is a frequent speaker on the Future of Work and a member of the LongNow Foundation, promoting sustainable strategies for the next 10,000 years.