Professional Bio of Russ Wheaton

Russ Wheaton, Vice President of Enterprise Architecture & Data for Hilton Corporation, is responsible for leading the design and implementation of enterprise solutions that support and differentiate Hiltons global hospitability brands.

Born and raised in a small town in Newfoundland Canada, Russ' interest in technology started at age 11 when his family bought a Commodore Vic20, which included a book on how to program the BASIC programming language. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Russ served a variety of technical and leadership roles within Bell Canada, as an independent consultant, Revenue Canada, the Canadian Armed Forces and FedEx, where he most recenetly served as the Chief Application Architect for the company. Through his career, Russ has developed an approachable, results driven leadership style, while rounding out a business-oriented technology delivery skillset across all aspects of Information Technology.

Happily married, Russ and his wife Paula enjoy a blended family of five children ranging in ages from 16 to 23, accompanied by three dogs and two prairie dogs.

In his spare time, you can find Russ traveling with this wife, riding motorcycles, listening to life music, tinkering with home automation, IoT, Robotics and eating bacon.