Ross Philo was named Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) in February 2008 and reports to the Postmaster General. He is responsible for defining and developing business solutions that will enable the USPS to achieve its strategic goals, delivering cost savings through improved processes and helping to drive additional revenue through IT innovation. He is also responsible for daily operations of one of the largest technology networks in the world, supporting postal employees nationwide who use the extensive range of applications needed to run the Postal Service on a day-to-day basis, including employee payroll and millions of payments to suppliers.

Philo is also responsible for operating the world's largest intranet which connects the Postal Service's processing and distribution centers, bulk mail centers, priority mail processing centers, air mail facilities, and post offices across the country with area offices and national headquarters in Washington, DC

Philo came to the U.S. Postal Service from a career in the energy industry. Most recently he was director of global energy solutions at Cisco Systems where he helped define strategic solutions to transform energy and utility company operations through more efficient business processes, better informed decision making, improved security and safety, and enhanced regulatory compliance. Immediately prior to that, he served as president and chief executive officer of Visean Inc, a global startup providing remote data communication services for the oil and gas industry.

As senior vice president and CIO at Halliburton, he helped align the IT organization to support critical business initiatives, led a complete transformation of IT offerings within the energy services group, and integrated IT into a single business-focused organization.

Before joining Halliburton, Philo held a series of management and IT leadership roles with Schlumberger. His career began in 1975, and he has lived and worked in approximately 30 countries. In Schlumberger, he held positions including field manager, district manager, member of the organization's CIO team, senior roles in the organization's e-commerce initiatives and global IT joint ventures, and director of IT operations for the company's oilfield services group.

Philo graduated with a First Class degree in engineering from Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England.

April 2008