A Canadian Lens on Higher Ed Technology
In this episode, Jack and Cynthia welcome campus technology leaders from Canada. They discuss how Canadian institutions are navigating challenges around aligning data, AI, and cybersecurity.
Gayleen Gray
Biography
Gayleen is the Associate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at McMaster University. She is accountable for the institution's information technology strategy, IT Governance, Information Security, operational IT systems and services responsibilities, innovation and new IT initiatives, sits on the AI Advisory Committee for campus, and plays a leadership role across various cross institution initiatives, all in support of McMaster’s research, teaching, and learning mission.
With over two decades of higher education IT experience, Gayleen has been an active leader in Canada through her involvement in CUCCIO (Canadian University Council of Chief Information Officers), including being a founder and ongoing leader for the organization’s Canadian Higher Ed IT Leadership Professional Development program and IT Security Leadership Professional Development program, Chair of the CUCCIO Cybersecurity Standing Committee, and past Chair and member of the CUCCIO Board. Gayleen is a former CANARIE Board member, and former Board member of ORION.
Gayleen has been equally active in her service to EDUCAUSE, where she served as a member of the EDUCAUSE Board (2021 - 2023), and contributed as Faculty for the EDUCAUSE Senior Director Institute (2022), Management Institute (2020), and New IT Managers Institute (2018, 2019). In addition, she is a Fellow of the 2016 Leading Change Institute, and a graduate of the EDUCAUSE Institute Management Program.
Gayleen was a Recipient of the 2013 Guelph Women of Distinction Award for Information Technology, the 2019 CUCCIO Community Award and is honoured to be the 2026 EDUCAUSE Community Leadership Award recipient.
EDUCAUSE Publications
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EDUCAUSE Presentations
Membership with EDUCAUSE
| Status: | Yes, current member |
EDUCAUSE Involvement
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Board Governance Committee
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EDUCAUSE Board of Directors
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2022 Senior Director Institute | January- April
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Management Institute | January
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New IT Managers Program Committee
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Community Group Leaders