Rick Clark

Rick Clark serves as Global Head of Cloud Advisory for UST. A technologist and strategist with deep global expertise, Rick has over 25 years of leadership experience in Cloud, Open Source, Linux, and security. As the Global Head of Cloud Advisory, Rick Clark leads cloud transformation for UST's clients. He guides the team that operationalizes and automates cloud transformation initiatives, developing bespoke solutions that accelerate innovation while maintaining governance and standardization across the cloud ecosystem. He ensures that technology delivers real business value and builds a foundation for long-term success. Rick is one of the leaders of UST Evolve, UST's business strategy and design group that solves complex business challenges. Throughout his career, Rick has been instrumental in building the next generation of technology. He created the number one Cloud Operating System as the first leader of the Ubuntu Server project. He led engineering for the Rackspace Cloud, where he co-founded OpenStack and served as Project lead and Chief Architect for the first two releases. As SVP of Cloud Infrastructure at Mastercard, he developed Mastercard's Digital Native Architecture, transforming both engineering and operations practices.