The Chief Information Officer oversees campus IT projects, cybersecurity, policy, research cyberinfrastructure and communication between college and department IT offices. The office includes a Chief Information Security Officer, Executive Director for IT Planning & Strategy, Research Cyberinfrastructure Liaison, Communications Director, Executive Director of the IT Center of Excellence, and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Division of Information Technology.
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Interim CIO
445 Henry Mall | Madison, WI 53706
608-262-5381 | michael.lehman@wisc.edu
Michael Lehman is the interim chief information officer at the University of Wisconsin‑Madison.
He is also a special advisor to the chancellor overseeing a comprehensive review of campus information technology (IT) governance.
Lehman most recently served as interim vice chancellor for finance and administration until Laurent Heller was hired in August 2016. Before that, he was the first chief financial officer of both Palo Alto Networks and Arista Networks, and oversaw their preparation to become public companies. Earlier in his career, he was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sun Microsystems. He is leading a review of campus IT, including the IT funding model, budget and services in his current role as special advisor.
The CIO Oversees...
DoIT
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) provides technology services to the university, the UW System and other units of state government.
IT Projects
As of Oct 1 2017, a new process requires that IT project proposals—including new or modified IT services—be submitted to the IT Center of Excellence for review.
IT Policies
Here’s a complete list of IT Policies for faculty, staff, students and visitors. Each policy is linked to comprehensive details on the IT Policy KnowledgeBase.
CIO Staff & Office Functions
CIO News
Finalists chosen for CIO: Presentations April 19 & 20
April 12, 2018
CIO winter campus forum notes
February 19, 2018
Bitcoin malware removed from UW-Madison servers
January 11, 2018Chief Information Officer winter 2018 update
January 8, 2018- More Office of the CIO posts