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Profile summary

Ravi Malick is the Global Chief Information Officer at Box, where he leads internal IT operations while serving as a strategic advisor to enterprise customers. With a diverse background spanning investment banking, startups, consulting, and enterprise IT, he brings a cross-functional perspective to innovation.

At Box, he focuses on leveraging AI, automation, and cloud to drive value internally and externally, all while balancing rapid execution with responsible governance. He previously served as CIO at Vistra Corp. and held leadership roles at TXU Energy, earning accolades for transformative digital leadership.

Connect with Ravi on: Linkedin

Career highlights 

2021
SVP & Global CIO
2016
SVP & CIO
2010
VP of Business Technology
2006
Chief Operating Officer
2000
Sr. Director of Global services
1997
Consultant
1996
Senior Analyst

Claim to fame

Enterprise-ready AI infrastructure

Ravi Malick is leading the design and implementation of a robust and scalable infrastructure supporting AI Box’s AI ambitions. This foundation provides a strong emphasis on security, compliance, and performance. The platform ensures that AI models can access the data they need securely while maintaining compliance with industry regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA. This includes the creation of secure APIs and governance mechanisms that manage how AI is applied across various workflows.

Driving AI-powered content management

Ravi Malick advocates for embedding intelligence into enterprise content workflows stored in Box, leveraging metadata and content patterns to trigger AI-based insights. The goal is to transform traditional file storage into an intelligent platform that understands context and can surface relevant content automatically. AI models are used to classify documents, extract metadata, and summarize content, helping users find and understand information more efficiently.

Automating everyday, time-consuming tasks

Ravi focuses on using AI to reduce friction in everyday workflows, such as setting file permissions, organizing documents, or routing approvals. These functions, once time-consuming, are being streamlined through intelligent automation, freeing employees to focus on higher-value activities. For instance, he introduced AI-driven contract risk analysis in Box’s legal department and initiated an AI-powered helpdesk system to support IT, HR, and finance operations.

Ravi's AI Philosophy

Ravi Malick
CIO, Box

“AI Agents really are the future of the workforce… and where IT, technology, even other areas of the business are going.” Source

“Let’s make sure we have alignment on what the risks are… [governance] has helped us move quickly in a safe and risk-aware manner.” Source

“IT’s ability to move quickly and efficiently to effectuate change is finally being seen.” Source

Awards and accolades

2020 Dallas CIO of the Year ORBIE Award
2016 Premier 100 IT Leader

What does it take to be an AI Champion? 

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Implemented AI in the real world not a pitch deck.
Driven change across teams, even when it wasn’t easy.
Led from the front, helping your org rethink how work gets done. 
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