Bernard Barbour

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Chief Technology and Product Officer at Skillsoft

Greater Boston, United States

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

Vision Oriented

Direct & Candid

Decisive

They respond well to confident salespeople.  They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

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.
Sustainable Agriculture
During his tenure as CTO at Indigo, he led the modernization of a platform designed to help farmers sustainably feed the world.

Media Appearances

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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Work History

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

Education

1988 - 1993
Bachelors from Providence College

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Insights For Selling To Bernard

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions
  • Ask them questions confidently while doing discovery, don’t be apologetic

DONT's

  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once
  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Bernard is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Bernard

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Bernard move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Bernard take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Bernard

Personality Compatibility


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