Dan Traynor

Infrastructure Director
Southern Company

Dan Traynor is director of infrastructure services for Southern Company's information technology organization, managing one of the largest corporate computer infrastructure networks in the Southeast.

Traynor was previously director of Southern Company's application services. He was director of client services from 1996 to 1999, during which time he established the IT Help Desk.

His 25-year career with Southern Company has included assignments in three major business units - power generation, division operations and information technology - and at three Southern Company subsidiaries: Alabama Power, Georgia Power and Southern Company Services. He has held leadership roles in all the major IT disciplines, including applications, telecommunications, client services and computer operations.

Traynor holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Auburn University and an MBA from Samford University . He is a member of the Catholic Community of St. Brendan's in Cumming, Ga., where he is active in the high school youth program and the engaged couple ministry.

He and his wife Mical have three children: Kelly, Jamie and Kevin.