ANDREA BALLINGER TITLE : VICE PROVOST & CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
ANDREA BALLINGER TITLE : VICE PROVOST & CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
LOCATION : UNITED STATES
She explains : “ Going to college , I ended up having a finance degree , and later on I completed my MBA . My first job in banking was in the 1980s and 1990s , which , at the time , was all about mergers and acquisitions .
“ What made the difference between the top financial organisations and the rest was the technology . Those that led had really strong technology at the core of what they were doing , and good data too .”
When giving a presentation on solving the Year 2000 Problem ( Y2K ), Ballinger had her first interaction with higher ed when the University of Illinois recognised the need for her expertise .
Andrea Ballinger is an IT leader and strategist with over 20 years of experience in higher education . She serves as Vice Provost of Information and Technology and Chief information Officer at Oregon State University ( OSU ). Andrea is accountable for providing enterprise IT services and university-wide IT infrastructures . UIT guides policy development and governs distributed IT resources in OSU ’ s academic , extension , research and administrative units . She is currently engaged in a full digital transformation journey at OSU . UIT promotes and maintains a trusted , collaborative and community-driven IT environment using governance and advisory groups to advance and support OSU ’ s mission and values .