- Experience 25+ Years
- Focus Cloud Architecture & AI Governance
- Education Business Administration and Management
- Certifications PMP, PMI-ACP, CSP-SM
LARRY HACK
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
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The most powerful technology companies aren't built on products alone - they're built on leaders who see the market before it arrives and build the infrastructure to meet it.
LEADERSHIP APPROACH
HOW LARRY LEADS
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Built for Scale
Designs technology foundations, cloud platforms, and engineering organizations capable of supporting enterprise growth and increasingly complex operating environments.
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Architecture with Purpose
Combines hands-on technical depth with executive technology leadership to ensure architecture supports both business objectives and operational demands.
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Governed AI
Brings enterprise AI strategy and governance into the technology foundation, supporting AI that is explainable, reliable, and designed for mission-critical environments.
EXECUTIVE POSITIONING
A CAREER BUILT ON TECHNOLOGY, SCALE, AND TRANSFORMATION
EXECUTIVE IMPACT
PERFORMANCE BY THE NUMBERS
25+
Years of Technology Leadership
Leading IT organizations as CIO, CTO, and SVP of Technology across complex industries and operating environments
$250
Million in Annual Sales
Built the technology platform that scaled Blinds.com to $250 million in annual sales while supporting 99.99% uptime
$30M
Technology Operations
Managed a $30 million technology budget while unifying critical IT functions under a single operating model at PriceSmart
CAREER MILESTONES
A PATTERN OF MODERNIZING TECHNOLOGY AND BUILDING FOR SCALE
At PMC Group I, Larry serves as Chief Technology Officer, guiding the technology strategy and architecture behind PCAI™ and the broader SmartSOLUTIONS™ platform. His focus includes cloud-native architecture, AI governance, and high-availability infrastructure designed to support mission-critical facilities and data center operators worldwide.
Most recently, as SVP of IT Shared Services at PriceSmart, Larry unified infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, data management, and Agile delivery under a single operating model. He led a 172-person international organization and managed a $30 million budget, bringing multiple technology functions together under a more unified operational structure.
As CTO of CPAP.com, Larry built a new ecommerce platform from the ground up and led the technology diligence behind the company’s successful sale, combining platform development with the technical leadership required during a major business transaction.
Previously, as CIO of Blinds.com, Larry built the technology platform that supported the company’s growth to $250 million in annual sales. He also led the technology integration associated with the company’s acquisition by The Home Depot.
Across his career, Larry has also led IT due diligence and integration through multiple M&A transactions and built distributed international engineering teams while remaining hands-on with architecture and code. This combination of executive leadership and technical depth reflects a consistent pattern throughout his career: modernizing technology foundations and building the platforms and teams that allow organizations to scale with confidence.
CREDENTIALS & EXPERTISE
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, AND STRATEGIC FOCUS
Larry studied Business Administration and Management at Andrews University and complements his executive technology experience with professional certifications in project management and Agile leadership. He is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and holds multiple Scrum Alliance credentials, including Certified Scrum Professional – ScrumMaster (CSP-SM), Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM), and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).
His expertise spans enterprise technology strategy, cloud-native architecture, AI strategy and governance, high-availability infrastructure, Agile and DevOps transformation, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, data management, distributed engineering teams, and M&A technology integration, supporting his focus on building and scaling technology platforms for complex, high-stakes operating environments.
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EDUCATION
BBA in Finance
The University of Texas at Austin
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PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL
Certified Treasury Professional
Rice University
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CERTIFICATION
Project Management Professional
Project management certification aligned with enterprise execution discipline.
Larry Hack is a senior technology executive with more than 25 years of experience leading IT organizations as CIO, CTO, and SVP of Technology across retail, e-commerce, financial services, mortgage, logistics, and healthcare. His career combines enterprise leadership with deep technical experience. He has built and scaled multi-tenant cloud platforms, driven enterprise AI strategy and governance, led Agile and DevOps transformations, and developed distributed international engineering teams across demanding operating environments.
At PMC Group I, Larry guides the technology strategy and architecture behind PCAI™ and the broader SmartSOLUTIONS™ platform as it scales to support mission-critical facilities and data center operators worldwide.
Larry brings this discipline to advancing PMC’s Agentic AI platform for the world’s most critical infrastructure, applying his experience in enterprise architecture, AI governance, cloud platforms, and high-availability systems to build technology that can scale with confidence.
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Twenty years in, I wake up every morning more convinced than ever that the best of operational technology is still ahead of us. And I intend to be one of the people who builds it.
