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Gary Dowdy is an innovative executive with 25+ years of experience in leading commercial software development for e-commerce and the enterprise across healthcare, financial services and logistics. Gary has a proven ability to create strategic direction, communicate, evangelize, execute and generate revenue at three Fortune 500 companies and numerous start-ups.
As vice president of Engineering and Technology at J.B. Hunt, Mr. Dowdy is responsible for e-commerce, emerging technologies, production engineering, and technology partnerships to advance the company’s digital prowess and help J.B. Hunt create the most efficient transportation network in North America.
Gary serves on the board at Arkansas Academy of Computing, UA Blockchain Center of Excellence, and Plug and Play Supply Chain Accelerator. He is an advisor to the University of Arkansas Technology Ventures and was appointed by the Governor to the Board of Visitors, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and Arts. Gary served on the Governor Hutchinson’s Task Force for the Computer Science Initiative and is a member of the Arkansas Executive Forum.
Mr. Dowdy received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Arkansas and an Executive MBA from the Krannert School of Business at Purdue University.