charlie.desouza@rochester.edu
Charlie DeSouza is the Senior Director of Academic Information Systems. He is responsible for leading the University’s strategy, operations, and organization in the domain of Academic Information Systems, including the Workday Student Information System, Learning Management, Accreditation Systems, and many others, to best meet the needs of our diverse institution.
Prior to joining University IT, he served as the Senior IT Officer for the Schools of Arts and Sciences and the Hajim School of Engineering, with dual reporting to the deans and the Office of the Vice President for IT. In both roles, he has worked on committees, projects, and policy development initiatives, collaborating with leaders across the University.
Charlie has 29 years of progressive experience across several Information Technology domains. He began his career at Eastman Kodak Company and held many roles, including systems analyst, messaging developer, process designer, project manager, relationship manager, and program manager. Before joining the University, he worked as an Associate Director at MVP Health Care, guiding the transformation to Agile project delivery and managing the teams that worked with internal stakeholders to identify, scope, and document new information technology projects.
Charlie is an alumnus of the University’s Simon Business School and School of Arts and Sciences. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Minor in Spanish, and Certificates in Management Studies and International Relations.