Eric Berridge

Eric Berridge | CEO & Co-Founder, Bluewolf, an IBM Company Eric Berridge co-founded Bluewolf in December 2000 with the intent of re-defining software consulting. Bluewolf became the first Consultancy to pioneer the concept of Cloud Computing, through an enduring 17 year partnership with the technology firm Salesforce, which thrives to this day. Bluewolf is the longest standing professional services agency solely focused on the Salesforce platform. During this time, Bluewolf has maintained the highest level of partner classification within the Salesforce partner community, including its current standing as a Global Strategic Partner. Bluewolf has worked with thousands of clients globally to achieve long-term success with Salesforce. In May of 2016, the IBM Corporation acquired Bluewolf, in an effort to expand its own cloud consulting capabilities, as part of the IBM IX organization. As CEO of Bluewolf, Eric drives the strategic direction of the firm, working with his executives and their teams to deliver extraordinary customer moments, on the salesforce platform, for all IBM customers, with 1,000+ Bluewolf employees. Prior to founding Bluewolf, Eric spent nearly a decade at the Oracle Corporation, on both the West and East Coasts. He is a student of the effects of technology on organizational behavior, equality, and growth. Above all, he believes that the current trend towards Artificial Intelligence opens up opportunities to invest in the Humanities and truly leverage the qualities that make us all human. Eric holds an MBA in Entrepreneurial Finance from New York University and a BA in English from UC Berkeley. He lives outside of New York City with his wife of 20 years and their three teenage children. His philanthropic passions lie at the cross section of educational equality and the preservation of nature.

Public Education, Progressive Technology, Natural Surroundings

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