Daren Hubbard, Vice President of IT & Chief Information Officer

Daren Hubbard

Daren Hubbard is an award-winning technology leader with more than 25 years of leadership in higher education and strategy. He joined Georgia Tech as its Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO) in September 2020. Over the past three years, Hubbard has established a five-year strategic plan rooted in continuous improvement and digital transformation, and implemented an enterprise-wide data strategy for the Institute. He also actively guides efforts to strengthen technology governance, operational excellence, and innovative technologies needed to advance the Institute’s academic and research mission.

OIT Senior Leadership Team

Pam Buffington

Executive Director of Foundational Infrastructure & Technology

Didier Contis

Executive Director of Academic Technology, Innovation & Research Computing

Katie Crawford

Executive Director of Enterprise Applications & Data Management

Malynda Dorsey Smith

Senior Director of Organizational Change Management & Communications

Maria Hunter

Executive Director of Digital Business

Leo Howell

Chief Information Security Officer

Melanie Megenity

Senior Director of IT Resource Management

Dwayne Palmer

Executive Director of IT Strategic Initiatives & Governance

Valeria Roberts

Assistant Director - HR Business Partner