Paul Chamberland
Chief Information Officer & Vice-president Information Technology
Boucherville, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolPaul Chamberland is a seasoned technology executive with over two decades of leadership experience, currently serving as Chief Information Officer and Vice-President Information Technology at McGill University. He has a proven track record leading complex IT, telecom and cybersecurity operations across large public institutions and multinational agencies, including senior CIO roles in the Canadian Armed Forces, NATO, SAQ and CIMA+. Paul blends technical depth—rooted in a software engineering degree and an MIS master’s—with strategic acumen from postgraduate defence and AI studies at Oxford, enabling him to align enterprise architecture to organizational goals. Known for building consensus across diverse stakeholders, he has repeatedly led mission-critical transformations and interim leadership assignments under high scrutiny. He brings a practical mix of operational rigor and educational leadership, having taught at the Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics. An often-understated strength is his cross-sector agility: comfortable switching between military, public, and corporate governance contexts while serving on multiple boards.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master Management Information Systems, Master Management Information Systems at Université LavalArtificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence at Saïd Business School, University of OxfordBachelor Computer Engineering (Software), Bachelor Computer Engineering (Software) at Royal Military College of Canada/Collège militaire royal du CanadaPost-graduate certificate Defence security political science operational and strategic planning, Post-graduate certificate Defence security political science operational and strategic planning at Canadian Forces College
French, English
Github Skills (1)
mongodb2
Github contributions (2)
paulchamberland/MESTO
Feb 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:26 commits, 9 PRs, 26 pushes in 1 month
keeporganisationsgeolocalizationsitesmesto
JonathanLefebvre/MESTO
Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:1 PR in 1 day
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