Information Technology

In July of 2026, University President Sarah Mangelsdorf elevated the Chief Information Officer role to report directly to the President, reflecting the growing strategic importance of technology across the institution. In addition, the role now has formal accountability to David Linehan, CEO of the University of Rochester Medical Center and Dean of the School of Medicine & Dentistry, ensuring technology leadership aligns closely across the University and its health system.

This natural progression emphasizes the deeply interconnected partnership across teams, including the Information Systems Division (ISD), University IT, and the Center for Integrated Research Computing (CIRC) that has developed over the last five years. Core technology services provided by University IT, such as data center operations, telecommunications, high-performance research computing, and enterprise applications like Workday and UKG, span the entire University. The CIRC, in partnership with the Office of Research IT (ORIT), provides researchers across the University with hardware, software, training, and support necessary to utilize computational and data analytics technology in research activities in all areas of academic scholarship and discovery.

This alignment creates more collaboration, clearer priorities, and more coordinated investments across the broad spectrum of disciplines that support groundbreaking research, lifesaving healthcare, rigorous academics, and world-class music for problem-solvers who shape an ever-better world at the University of Rochester.

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	James Forrester Interim Chief Information Officer and University Vice President About Jim Email
	Terrance Collins- Howard Director, Consulting & Data Services About Terrance Email
	Charlie DeSouza Sr. Director Academic Information Systems About Charlie Email
	Robert Evangelista Associate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer About Robert Email
	Doris Ludek Director of Human Resources Information Systems About Doris Email
	Brendan C. Mort, Ph.D. Sr. Director, Center for Integrated Research Computing About Brendan Email
	James Purvis Associate Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) About James Email
	Jim Reitz Sr. Director of Finance, HR & Operations About Jim Email
	Brian Russell Director of IT Architecture About Brian Email
	Kati Swyers Sr. Director, Administrative Information Systems About Kati Email