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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
PATRICK PENDLETON TITLE : CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER , DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF AND VP FOR STRATEGIC INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND PLANNING
Patrick Pendleton ’ s career spans multiple industries – starting in financial services at American Express . From there he worked in semiconductor manufacturing before becoming the CIO at Internet domain registrar and web hosting company GoDaddy . Following stints as VP at PetSMART and EdFund - the latter of which he was also CIO - Pendleton moved to LifeLock in 2010 and served as CIO for three years , before taking on his current role as SVP and CIO at National University . In his current role , Pendleton translates the needs of the students into a digitally-driven solution .

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