Barbie Bigelow, NACD.DC, leads engagement for NACD Nashville in East Tennessee. Bigelow currently serves on the board of Henderson Engineers and as a non-executive advisor to several private, high-growth digital companies. She previously served as chief information officer and senior business executive at Fortune 500 companies Lockheed Martin and Jacobs, where she oversaw digital transformation, mergers and acquisitions, strategic restructuring, cybersecurity, and information technology operations. Her experience includes serving as CIO and board risk and audit committee member at two large private companies as well as operating partner and digital value advisor for private-equity portfolios and funds.

As chair emerita of the board of advisors for the Tickle College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee and as senior faculty at the Digital Directors Network, she champions technology leadership and governance excellence. A first-generation college graduate, she actively focuses on improving college access and advancing opportunities for first-generation graduates and women in technology.

Bigelow is founder of Emerald Growth Partners, providing strategic advising, executive coaching, and investment services to growth-oriented companies.