From musician to SAS executive - how Bryan Harris is shaping the future of data Sunday, 23 May 2021 20:48 From musician to SAS executive - how Bryan Harris is shaping the future of data Shares Bryan Harris is the chief technology officer for data analytics software provider SAS. His vision focuses on three things which, due to SAS’ prominence, will undoubtedly shape how we do data analytics and data science. However, his journey to this point was unconventional and all started from an interest in music. Harris was previously the senior vice president of engineering for SAS before taking the CTO role in January this year. Harris was preparing for the role over the months prior in discussions with Oliver Schabenberger about how to split his dual COO and CTO roles allowing him to focus on operations while Harris took on the CTO mantle. Schabenberger moved on from SAS earlier this year, but Harris’ placement means the organisation has maintained stability in the CTO function while considering its options around the COO position.