Governance Committees

Graphic of IT Executive Committee.

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IT Executive Committee

  • Co-Chairs:
    • Jack Callahan, Senior Vice President for Operations
    • Scott Strobel, Henry Ford II Professor of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry (MB&B) and University Provost

The IT Executive Committee functions as a special meeting of the Provost’s university budget advisory committee.  

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Academic IT

  • Chair: Jennifer Frederick, Associate Provost for Academic Initiatives
  • Primary Beneficiaries: Faculty and Students
  • Deputy: Frank Mathew, Associate CIO for Enterprise Applications

The Academic IT Steering Committee provides oversight and guidance for investments and management of the systems and services that support the educational and academic mission of the university including admissions, athletics, student life, advising, teaching and learning, and systems that manage or interact with student records.  

  • Recommend and prioritize investments and projects
  • Sponsor and represent major initiatives and projects within this space
  • Provide guidance and prioritization for IT support and maintenance activities
  • Members will help influence and vet decisions across all program stakeholders

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Research IT

  • Chair: Michael Crair, Vice Provost for Research
  • Primary Beneficiaries: Faculty and Students
  • Deputy: Kiran Keshev, Senior Director, Research Technologies

The Research IT Steering Committee  provides oversight and guidance for investments and management of systems and services that support  research mission of the university including high performance computing, infrastructure, storage development platforms and analytics.

  • Recommend and prioritize investments and projects
  • Sponsor and represent major investments and projects within this space
  • Provide guidance and prioritization for IT support and maintenance activities
  • Members will help influence and vet decisions across all program stakeholders

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Clinical IT

  • Chair: Arnim Dontes, Deputy Dean for Finance & Administration, School of Medicine
  • Primary Beneficiaries: Clinicians and Patients
  • Deputy: Wies Rafi, Associate CIO, Health Sciences Division

The Clinical IT Steering Committee  provides oversight and guidance for investments and management of systems and services that support  the clinical mission of the university including clinical education, patient experience support, infrastructure, storage and development platforms.

  • Recommend and prioritize investments and projects
  • Sponsor and represent major investments and projects within this space
  • Provide guidance and prioritization for IT support and maintenance activities
  • Members will help influence and vet decisions across all program stakeholders

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Cultural Heritage

  • Chair: Susan Gibbons, Vice Provost for Collections and Scholarly Communications
  • Primary Beneficiaries: Museum and Library Patrons and Scholars
  • Deputy: Frank Mathew, Associate CIO for Enterprise Applications

The Cultural Heritage IT Steering Committee  provides oversight and guidance for investments and management of systems and services that support  the Cultural Heritage mission of the university including collection, curation, dissemination and preservation of Yale’s cultural heritage assets including the support, infrastructure, storage and development platforms. 

  • Recommend and prioritize investments and projects
  • Sponsor and represent major investments and projects within this space
  • Provide guidance and prioritization for IT support and maintenance activities
  • Members will help influence and vet decisions across all program stakeholders

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Administrative IT Committee

  • Chair: Steve Murphy, Chief Financial Officer
  • Primary Beneficiaries: Employees, Research Faculty, Alumni
  • Deputy: Frank Mathew, Associate CIO for Enterprise Applications

The Administrative IT Steering Committee provides oversight and guidance for investments and management of systems and services that support the business and administrative functions of the university, including finance, human resources, advancement and research compliance.

  • Recommend and prioritize investments and projects
  • Sponsor and represent major investments and projects within this space
  • Provide guidance and prioritization for IT support and maintenance activities
  • Members will help influence and vet decisions across all program stakeholders

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Information Security and Risk

  • Chair: Alexander Dreier, Senior Vice President for Institutional Affairs and General Counsel
  • Primary Beneficiaries: Entire Yale Community
  • Deputy: Jeremy Rosenberg, Chief Information Security Officer

The Information Security and Risk committee prioritizes initiatives within the Information Security Office. The role of the Information Security and Risk area is unique among IT Governance pillars as it provides advice and oversight to all IT projects and helps account for cybersecurity risk as a driver of project and operational prioritization.

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Foundational IT Committee

  • Chair: John Barden, Chief Information Officer
  • Primary Beneficiaries: Entire Yale Community
  • Deputy:
    • Ryan Schlagheck, Associate CIO, IT Support Services
    • Lou Tiseo, Senior Director, Foundational Technologies Services

The Foundational IT Steering Committee  provides oversight and guidance for investments and management of systems and services that support the entire university including telephony, infrastructure, storage, web platforms, help and support, identity services, integration, information security, and data reporting and analytics.

  • Recommend and prioritize investments and projects
  • Sponsor and represent major investments and projects within this space
  • Provide guidance and prioritization for IT support and maintenance activities
  • Members will help influence and vet decisions across all program stakeholders

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