R.C. Woodson is the Chief Business Officer for the Sports and Entertainment Alliance for Technology (SEAT), bringing a distinguished career as a global technology executive, board‑level advisor, and enterprise transformation leader. Known for blending strategic vision with operational discipline, he has spent decades guiding CIOs, CTOs, and senior executives through complex modernization, organizational evolution, and high‑stakes decision‑making.

As CBO, he leads SEAT’s business strategy, partnerships, executive engagement, and community expansion—advancing the organization’s mission to empower technology leaders across professional and collegiate sports, entertainment, and live event industries. His work focuses on elevating SEAT’s global influence, strengthening its value to enterprise technology executives, and shaping the next era of innovation across fan experience, venue operations, and digital transformation.

R.C.’s career spans senior CIO leadership, ventures in the entertainment industry, advisory roles supporting the Department of Defense (DoD) and mid-market private sector organizations. He is widely recognized for his ability to translate technology into enterprise value, cultivate high‑performance leadership cultures, and mentor rising executives into strategic, board‑ready leaders.

A seasoned executive technology leader, conference speaker and published author with a reputation for clarity, credibility, and executive presence, he continues to champion the advancement of technology leadership and the communities that power it.