Barry Upbin joined HCI in 2009 and currently serves as Senior Vice President of Community Engagement. In this role, Mr. Upbin engages with the industry stakeholders to ensure the content and programming produced by HCI align to our mission of "focusing on innovations that help organizations get the maximum impact out of their most valuable asset: their people". Prior to joining HCI, Mr. Upbin served as a Sales Manager for IQPC, an international conference and training company and as a consultant to associations and conference companies looking to expand their presence. Mr. Upbin holds a Bachelor of Science in Management and Marketing from the State University of New York at Albany.