Biography

Christy Long is the Associate Chief Information Officer for Technology Infrastructure and Chief of Staff for Information Services at the University of Oregon. She is responsible for engineering and support for research IT services and high-performance computing, networking, compute, storage, voice, data centers, audiovisual and classroom technologies, and UO staff supporting the Link Oregon statewide research and education network. As Chief of Staff, Christy is a strategic advisor and deputy/proxy for the CIO and leads unit-wide IT financial management and equity and inclusion efforts.

Christy has more than twenty years of experience serving higher education as a technologist and leader. Her leadership experience spans three AAU member, R1 institutions. Prior to joining the UO, Christy was the Assistant Vice Chancellor for IT and CIO at the University of Washington Bothell, where she was responsible for the strategic oversight of campus information technology. Previously, she was an IT Director at Penn State University and served in various roles of increasing responsibility in campus and enterprise IT.  

Christy is passionate about the role of technology as a strategic enabler to support the academic and research missions of higher education institutions. She is engaged nationally with organizations such as Internet2, EDUCAUSE, and the Coalition for Networked Information.  

Christy holds a bachelor's degree in biobehavioral health and an executive MBA with a concentration in leadership and strategy from Penn State University.