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Bernard Barbour

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Chief Technology and Product Officer at Skillsoft
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Bernard Barbour is the Chief Technology and Product Officer at Skillsoft, described as a turnaround specialist driving transformation. He has a history of leading large, global teams in eCommerce, agriculture, and mass customization for companies like Indigo and Cimpress. His colleagues regard him as honest, detail-oriented, and knowledgeable.

Outside of his executive roles, Bernard shows a keen interest in both future and past technology. He actively experiments with modern coding agents for complex, regulated platforms and also appreciates the history of manufacturing systems, recently sharing his discovery of a vintage 1960s-era paint code punch card.

He brings a hands-on, "builder mindset" to his work, focused on solving customer challenges and applying AI at scale to achieve measurable outcomes.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology and Product Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Boston, United States
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AI at Scale
Brings hands-on experience in building and applying AI to deliver measurable business outcomes, a key focus in his new role at Skillsoft.
Building Teams
His professional headline emphasizes his focus on building high-performing, globally distributed teams to drive transformation and solve problems.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Chief Technology and Product Officer
Skillsoft
9-2023 - 6-2025
Chief Technology Officer
Indigo
4-2023 - 9-2023
Senior Vice President of Engineering
Indigo
2016 - 1-2020
Vice President Ecommerce & Data
Cimpress
2016 - 2018
Sr Director, Portfolio Management - Cimpress Technology
Cimpress
In the press

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Skillsoft Appoints Bernard Barbour as Chief Technology and Product Officer. Featured in Business Wire
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Skillsoft Appoints Bernard Barbour as Chief Technology and Product Officer. Featured in Skillsoft Press Release
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Education
1988 - 1993
Bachelors
Providence College
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