Biography

Deborah Scott has been the chief information officer at Harvard Medical School since September 2017. Under her leadership, information technology provides the IT infrastructure, computing environments, and teaching and learning technologies to support the HMS global preeminence in biomedical research and medical education. She is responsible for advancing the HMS information technology strategy to enable the School’s mission and its collaborations with the Longwood Medical Area hospitals, with nearly 12,000 teaching and research faculty. Her team also provides the IT infrastructure for the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and she serves as a member of the Harvard University CIO Council.