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Brian Faz

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Vice President, Digital Strategy and Operations at Alcon
📍 Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Brian Faz is a technology executive at Alcon, driving enterprise transformation through digital strategy, AI, and cloud implementation. With extensive prior leadership experience as CIO at BNSF Railway, he has a proven record of managing large teams and significant budgets. He earned his MBA from TCUs Neeley School of Business.

Brian is a proponent of lifelong learning and authentic leadership, with a strong belief in mentorship. He has a keen interest in understanding the historical parallels of technological change, as shown by his reflections on mechanical music and its connection to the evolution of artificial intelligence.

He once drew an unexpected parallel between 19th-century mechanical music machines and the development of modern Artificial Intelligence after a museum visit in Germany.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Digital Strategy and Operations
Job Level
Senior
Location
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States
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AI & Business Transformation
A key focus in his current and past roles, he actively discusses implementing AI for business value, safety, and operational excellence.
Digital Strategy
His current role as VP of Digital Strategy and Operations at Alcon centers on using technology to drive growth, resilience, and efficiency.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Vice President, Digital Strategy and Operations
Alcon
1-2024 - 12-2025
Chief Information Officer
BNSF Railway
5-2021 - 1-2024
Head of Data Analytics and Cloud Operations
BNSF Railway
9-2018 - 5-2021
Head of Enterprise Platforms & IT Operations
BNSF Railway
11-2015 - 9-2018
Senior Director, Application Development
BNSF Railway
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Education
2018 - 2020
Master of Business Administration - MBA
TCU Neeley School of Business
1995 - 2000
Bachelor of Science
UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
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