CIO Council
CIO Council
About
Formed in 2012, Harvard’s CIO Council meets bi-weekly and is charged with leading and advancing University-wide IT strategies, policies, and standards, in support of the missions of both the individual schools and the University.
The CIO Council empowers the Harvard community through technology that enables:
- Effortless access to data, information, and knowledge
- Rapid and profound innovation in teaching, learning, and research
- Seamless collaboration across communities and disciplines
- Effective and efficient administration
CIO Council Members

Dan Hawkins
Chief Information Officer, Harvard Divinity School

Jason Shaffner
Associate Vice President, Administrative Technology Services

Alan Wolf
Managing Director, Academic Technology

Beth Clark
Chief Information Officer, Harvard Business School

Farhat (Meena) J. Lakhavani
Chief Information Officer, Harvard Kennedy School

Jason Snyder
Chief Technology Officer

Deane Eastwood
Chief Information Officer, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Robert Oatman
Chief Information Officer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Stuart Snydman
Associate University Librarian and Managing Director, Library Technology

Stephen Ervin
Assistant Dean for Information Technology, Graduate School of Design

Pratike Patel
Chief Information Officer, Harvard Law School

Michael Tran Duff
Chief Information Security and Data Privacy Officer

Stephanie Gumble
Chief Operating Officer

Deborah Scott
Chief Information Officer, Harvard Medical School

Jim Waldo
Chief Information Officer, SEAS