Speaker

Darin Powell

Senior Business Architect , Boeing

Darin Powell is a visionary leader in business architecture, revolutionizing the convergence of IT and business. Known for driving enterprise innovations, he uncovers hidden value and solves complex challenges others deem impossible.
Currently, he is serving as principal business architect for Boeing’s Global Real Estate & Facilities, applying his expertise in digital transformation, capability modeling, and strategic alignment to enhance agility and operational excellence through a data-driven approach.

The Pop in Your Job:
What fuels me every morning is the relentless drive to uncover unseen pain points and craft innovative strategies & solutions that deliver unexpected value. Throughout my career, I’ve made it my mission to spot hidden opportunities and turn them into transformative innovations. Beyond that, I’m dedicated to operationalizing emotional intelligence—building practical frameworks that empower those who struggle with EQ to navigate complex dynamics with confidence and grow their own EQ in the process.

Company

Boeing

I excel in uncovering hidden value in overlooked perspectives, making me a distinctive professional and a leader in business architecture. As an innovator, I thrive on tackling the problems deemed "impossible" by others and bringing them to successful resolution. Throughout my career, I have conceptualized, sold, realized, and implemented numerous enterprise-level innovations. Recent accomplishments: • Introduced, developed, and popularized business architecture capability modeling in a process-centric Fortune 200 company without an enterprise architecture team, leading to truly holistic strategies and data-driven technology spends. • Revolutionized digital manufacturing approaches and business strategy by inventing and implementing tools to measure digital maturity at strategic and operational levels for a multinational corporation with 112+ manufacturing facilities. I combine strategic vision with technological expertise, leveraging data and insights to align business goals with digital and process innovation. I am fluent in IT and business value languages, effectively engaging stakeholders, securing buy-in, and driving truly transformative strategies. I am known as an inspirational and influential speaker, having engaged groups from 1 to 500 in various topics. This communications skill, coupled with a proficiency in business process optimization ensures seamless execution and impactful results. I thrive in complex, unpredictable and changing environments. For me, change is an opportunity to embrace and lead through the obscurity into the future.