Mairéad Martin is a seasoned higher-education technology leader and current Chief Information Officer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with nearly two decades of experience advancing IT maturity and leading large, multidisciplinary teams. She has a track record of driving organizational change—standout achievements include founding Penn State’s Services & Solutions directorate, sponsoring an IT Transformation program that unified service management with ServiceNow, and building collaborative initiatives between central IT and libraries like ScholarSphere. Committed to cultivating a leadership culture, she prioritizes professional development and cross-campus partnerships to translate IT investments into measurable benefits for students, faculty, and researchers. Active at the national level with Internet2, EDUCAUSE, CNI and the Common Solutions Group, she blends institutional strategy with sector-wide influence. Originally from Ireland, her global background and early career teaching in Paris, London, Athens and Tokyo contribute to a practical, people-centric approach to technology leadership.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies at University College Dublin
Master’s Degree Information Sciences, Master’s Degree Information Sciences at The University of Tennessee
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