Harvard CIO Council

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.

CIO Council Vision

Vision

Empower 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

See the Strategic Plan and the top initiatives for the CIO Council.

Delivering on Harvard's IT Vision

Watch the 2012 video that set Harvard's IT Vision.

Together the CIO Council...

Develops the IT Strategic Plan for Harvard
The CIO Council developed the first-ever IT Strategic Plan in 2012 to define a vision and priorities on which the various schools could collaborate. Five years later, having launched all 16 initiatives outlined in the first plan, the CIO Council has established a critical IT foundation for the University. A new strategic plan has been developed to guide activities for the next three years. Read IT Strategic Plan

Oversees Strategic Initiatives

Through structured governance committees, the CIO Council members oversee critical programs and projects in support of the IT Strategic Plan. Examples include:
- my.Harvard Student Information System
- Teaching and Learning Technologies
- HarvardKey Authentication System.
- Explore IT Programs

Builds and Retains Talented IT Staff

IT Summit
This annual event brings together more than 1,500 Harvard technologists, faculty, and key partners to build community, connect more closely to the University mission, and to learn from each other.
IT Academy
Harvard’s first-ever professional development program for IT staff, delivered by IT staff using a train-the-trainer model. Courses are available to all IT staff at Harvard.
IT Fellows
Launched in 2017, this new program enables high-performing staff to expand their domain knowledge, leadership skills, and career paths through a focused stretch assignment outside of their current role and school/unit.

CIO Council Members
Agendas
Values and Procedures

CORE VALUES: Team Oriented, Results Oriented, Creative, Open-Minded, and Respectful with a sense of humor

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS:

Leadership from the UCIO
Commitment from the members of the CIO Council
A clearly articulated technology strategy
Clear and measurable goals each year
Clear Modus Operandi (MO)

OPERATING PROCEDURES: Meetings: The CIO Council will meet every other Monday from 2 - 3:30PM. Meetings will be organized by the UCIO, who will provide an agenda and any other relevant documentation in advance of the meeting; links to the agenda and meeting materials will be on the CIO Council web pages.

CIO Council members' delegates are only allowed on an exception basis and if fully empowered to represent the School. Any substitutions must be pre-approved by the UCIO.

The Council will be flexible with additional meetings to accommodate urgent items (or walk-ons) as needed.

Working Groups:

We will be forming working groups around key issues and priorities.
Each working group will be chaired by a member of the CIO Council.
Each working group should have a clear charge and deliverables.
Membership on these working groups will include staff from throughout the University.
Staffing support will be provided for these working groups.

Anne Margulies

University Chief Information Officer

Read Anne's biography

anne_margulies@harvard.edu

Ron Chandler

Chief Information Officer, Harvard Business School

rchandler@hbs.edu

Deane Eastwood

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

deastwoo@hsph.harvard.edu

Stephen Ervin

Assistant Dean for Information Technology, Graduate School of Design

servin@gsd.harvard.edu

Stephanie Gumble

Managing Director for Administration & Finance

Christian Hamer

Chief Information Security Officer

christian_hamer@harvard.edu

Dan Hawkins

Chief Information Officer, Harvard Divinity School

dhawkins@hds.harvard.edu

Farhat (Meena) J. Lakhavani

Chief Information Officer, Harvard Kennedy School

Robert Oatman

Chief Information Officer at Harvard Graduate School of Education

robert_oatman@gse.harvard.edu

Pratike Patel

Chief Information Officer, Harvard Law School

pratike@law.harvard.edu

Deborah Scott

Chief Information Officer, Harvard Medical School

Jason Shaffner

Managing Director for Administrative Technology Services

Catie Smith

Managing Director for Strategy and Planning

Jason Snyder

Chief Technology Officer

Jim Waldo

Chief Information Officer, SEAS

jim_waldo@harvard.edu

Alan Wolf

Managing Director for Academic Technology Services

Suzanne Wones

Associate University Librarian for Digital Strategies and Innovations

March 19, 2018	Agenda (3/19/18) Collaboration - File Sharing
March 5, 2018	Agenda (3/5/18) Digital Asset Management
February 20, 2018	Agenda (2/20/18)
January 22, 2018	Agenda (1/22/18)

December 11, 2017	Agenda (12/11/17) Enterprise Architecture Enterprise Architecture Principles Common API Platform Update
November 27, 2017	Agenda (11/27/17) Active Directory Security Improvements Update Security Services Green IT Update Sustainable IT at Harvard
November 13, 2017	Agenda (11/13/17) Organizational Impact Memo Organizational Impact Overview
October 30, 2017	Agenda (10/30/17) Network Structure
October 17, 2017	Agenda (10/17/17) President's Administrative Innovation Fund University Strategic Plan
October 2, 2017	Agenda (10/2/17) Admissions and Financial Aid Discovery
September 18, 2017	Agenda (9/18/17) Common API Platform Update Common API Platform Executive Dashboard Group Services Update
September 5, 2017	Agenda (9/5/17) Active Directory Security Improvements IT Academy Funding Model
August 21, 2017	Agenda (8/21/17) User Experience Check-In
August 7, 2017	Agenda (8/7/17) InCommon Research and Scholarship
June 26, 2017	Agenda (6/26/17) IT Summit - Survey Results
June 12, 2017	Agenda (6/12/17) Video Retention
June 1, 2017	Agenda (6/1/17) Harvard Phone Check-In
May 15, 2017	Agenda (5/15/17) Access to Institutional Data Launch Cloud Check-in
May 1, 2017	Agenda (5/1/17) Identity and Access Management Close-out Collaboration Check-in
April 21, 2017	Agenda (4/21/17) User Experience Launch
April 6, 2017	Agenda (4/6/17) - Joint Meeting with Financial Deans
April 3, 2017	Agenda (4/3/17) - IT Summit Program
March 21, 2017	Agenda (3/21/17) Student Information Systems Close-out HMS IT Dropbox Status Update
March 9, 2017	Agenda (3/9/17) Enterprise Architecture Check-In Data for Learning Analytics Close-out
February 23, 2017	Agenda (2/23/17) Information Security Review Panel Report Information Security Awareness
February 6, 2017	Agenda (2/6/17) Data Management Update
January 23, 2017	Agenda (1/23/17) OT, the other IT IAM Operations Transition
January 9, 2017	Agenda (1/9/17) Green IT Update Vendor Management Initiative Identity and Access Management (Grouper)

December 19, 2016	Agenda (12/19/16) Data Management IT Summit Update
December 5, 2016	Agenda (12/5/16)
November 14, 2016	Agenda (11/14/16) IT Capital Organizational Impact Data Management Introduction
October 31, 2016	Agenda (10/31/16) Risk Management Video - Funding Model
October 17, 2016	Agenda (10/17/16) Two-Step Verification
October 3, 2016	Agenda (10/3/16) Strategic Programs Update: Video
September 19, 2016	Agenda (9/19/16) Update: Identity and Access Management Two-Step Verification
September 14, 2016 (Annual Retreat)	Agenda (9/14/16)
September 6, 2016	Agenda (9/6/16) Update: my.harvard
August 8, 2016	Agenda (8/8/16) Update: Collaboration
July 25, 2016	Agenda (7/25/16) Two-Step Verification Communications Overview Harvard Training Portal Harvard Training Portal Update
June 27, 2016	Agenda (6/27/16) Contingent Labor Initiative Information Security Policy Changes Two-Step Verification
June 13, 2016	Agenda (6/13/16) Update: Cloud Video Camera Policy Video Camera Policy Presentation
May 16, 2016	Agenda (5/16/16) Update: Teaching and Learning Technologies
April 25, 2016	Agenda (4/25/16) Update: Harvard Phone
April 4, 2016	Agenda (4/4/16)
March 21, 2016	Agenda (3/21/16) Update: HERCULES Update: Enterprise Architecture
March 7, 2016	Agenda (3/7/16) Update: Business Continuity Update: IT Summit
February 22, 2016	Agenda (2/22/16) Update: Vendor Management Women in Technology Analysis
February 8, 2016 (Midyear Retreat)	Agenda (2/8/16)
January 25, 2016	Agenda (1/25/16) Update: Identity and Access Management
January 11, 2016	Agenda (1/11/16) Research Computing Update Network Strategy Update IT Summit Update

December 14, 2015	Agenda (12/14/15) Update: Digital Video and Harvard Web Publishing Security Remediation
November 30, 2015	Agenda (11/30/15) Update: Teaching and Learning Technologies
November 16, 2015	Agenda (11/16/15)
November 2, 2015	Agenda (11/2/15) Roundtable Questions
October 19, 2015	Agenda (10/19/15)
October 5, 2015	Agenda (10/5/15) MOR Leaders Program
September 21, 2015	Agenda (9/21/15) Green IT Standards ServiceNow/Fusion
September 11, 2015	Agenda (9/11/15) Update: my.harvard Update: Identity and Access Management
August 24, 2015	Agenda (8/24/15) Operations Manual - FAS Academic Term Start-Up Operations Manual - Service Delivery Overview
July 27, 2015	Agenda (7/27/15) Update: Harvard Key Harvard Key Communication Outline Update: Collaboration
July 9, 2015 (joint meeting with Financial Deans)	Agenda (7/9/15) Strategic Plan Update Integrated Planning for IT IT Capital Review Board
June 15, 2015	Agenda (6/15/15) Update: Identity and Access Management Update: Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery IT Summit Recap
June 1, 2015	Agenda (6/1/15)
May 18, 2015	Agenda (5/18/15) IT Academy
May 4, 2015	Agenda (5/4/15)
April 20, 2015	Agenda (4/20/15) Integrated Planning for IT Update: Teaching and Learning Technologies
April 6, 2015 (joint meeting with HR Deans)	Agenda (4/6/15) Strategic Plan Update HR Priorities HR IT Overview Workforce Development/IT Academy
March 23, 2015	Agenda (3/23/15) School or CADM IT Plan Template
March 9, 2015	Agenda (3/9/15) Harvard Phone Operational Planning Update: Vendor Management
February 24, 2015	Agenda (2/24/15)
January 26, 2015	Agenda (1/26/15) Collaboration Summit Summary Update: Enterprise Architecture