Barry Box
Barry was born and raised in rural Hill County, Texas, where he was active in football and basketball, as well as public speaking and debate competitions during high school. He served as an Army officer in armor and cavalry assignments, becoming the first soldier in the Army qualified on both the production M1 Abrams main battle tank and the production M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during their early fielding.
Following his military service, Barry built a long career in technology and enterprise architecture. He served for 15 years as a Chief Architect and Chief Technology Officer on Department of Veterans Affairs projects for Hewlett-Packard, some of which exceeded $500 million in total contract value, supporting large-scale federal systems and initiatives.
He currently works as a Data Integration Architect for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), one of the world’s leading pediatric healthcare and research institutions, where he leads integration efforts supporting initiatives such as the Children’s Brain Tumor Network (CBTN.org), the first successful large-scale effort to enable multi-institutional sharing of pediatric brain tumor research data, which grew to 34 institutions; and the ARPA-H Frontier program, which expands that model to enable approximately 200 of the world’s leading healthcare and research institutions to share a far broader range of pediatric clinical and genomic data to accelerate discovery and improve outcomes. He also supports initiatives such as the Delivery Room of the Future.
Barry holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Texas A&M University and an MBA from Baylor University.
He lives in Granbury, Texas, and remains closely connected to his classmates. He continues to find his work deeply meaningful and impactful, and currently has no plans to retire. His last West Point reunion was especially meaningful, as it was his wife Cindy’s final vacation, and she greatly enjoyed meeting his classmates.
Barry has been active in his community and church for many years, including teaching Sunday School, serving as a deacon, and serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors of his local volunteer fire department.
He has also been an avid skydiver and scuba diver, and has traveled extensively to historic sites around the world, including Stalingrad (Volgograd), Kursk, Auschwitz, Normandy, and others.
This reflection was written with the encouragement of his longtime friend and classmate, Todd Foreman.
Following his military service, Barry built a long career in technology and enterprise architecture. He served for 15 years as a Chief Architect and Chief Technology Officer on Department of Veterans Affairs projects for Hewlett-Packard, some of which exceeded $500 million in total contract value, supporting large-scale federal systems and initiatives.
He currently works as a Data Integration Architect for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), one of the world’s leading pediatric healthcare and research institutions, where he leads integration efforts supporting initiatives such as the Children’s Brain Tumor Network (CBTN.org), the first successful large-scale effort to enable multi-institutional sharing of pediatric brain tumor research data, which grew to 34 institutions; and the ARPA-H Frontier program, which expands that model to enable approximately 200 of the world’s leading healthcare and research institutions to share a far broader range of pediatric clinical and genomic data to accelerate discovery and improve outcomes. He also supports initiatives such as the Delivery Room of the Future.
Barry holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Texas A&M University and an MBA from Baylor University.
He lives in Granbury, Texas, and remains closely connected to his classmates. He continues to find his work deeply meaningful and impactful, and currently has no plans to retire. His last West Point reunion was especially meaningful, as it was his wife Cindy’s final vacation, and she greatly enjoyed meeting his classmates.
Barry has been active in his community and church for many years, including teaching Sunday School, serving as a deacon, and serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors of his local volunteer fire department.
He has also been an avid skydiver and scuba diver, and has traveled extensively to historic sites around the world, including Stalingrad (Volgograd), Kursk, Auschwitz, Normandy, and others.
This reflection was written with the encouragement of his longtime friend and classmate, Todd Foreman.