Jack Suess

Biography

Mr. John "Jack" Suess is Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). As Vice President, he reports to the President and provides university leadership for information technology at UMBC and serves on the executive leadership team of the university. His bio is here.

Mr. Suess has been an active researcher in advanced networking and was PI on UMBC's 1997 NSF grant for vBNS networking and was the PI on a 2014 NSF cyber infrastructure grant to upgrade the network to 100 Gbits. In addition he has been co-PI on a NSF grant to increase women in IT through improved access to global resources and a state grant for broadening IT skills across all majors. 

Mr. Suess has served, or is presently serving, on the boards of Internet2, EDUCAUSE, IMSglobal, InCommon, REN-ISAC, and the NIST National Strategy for Trusted Identity in Cyberspace He has been a thought leader and researcher in the areas of advanced networks, cybersecurity, identity management, analytics, and the technology standards for learning technologies. 

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Memberships

EDUCAUSE Primary Representative

EDUCAUSE Involvement

  • 2022 Pathway Advisors
    • Member: 2022 - 2023
  • Policy Advisory Committee
    • Member: 2018 - 2021
  • EDUCAUSE Board of Directors
    • Vice Chair: 2016 - 2017
    • Member: 2014 - 2018
    • Chair: 2017 - 2018
  • EDUCAUSE Analytics Services Design Panel
    • Member: 2017 - Present
  • Nominations and Leadership Development Committee
    • Ex Officio: 2016 - 2017
  • HEISC Advisory Committee
    • Member: 2001 - 2006
    • Ex Officio: 2016 - 2023
    • Chair: 2003 - 2006
  • ER Department Editors
    • Member: 2016
  • ECAR Working Groups Advisory Committee
    • Member: 2013 - 2016
  • IT Issues Panel
    • Member: 2012 - 2013
  • HEISC Technologies, Operations, and Practices Workinig Group
    • Member: 2004 - 2007
    • Chair: 2004 - 2005
    • Ex Officio: 2009 - 2019
  • EDUCAUSE 2009 Program Committee
    • Member: 2009 - 2010
    • Vice Chair: 2009 - 2010
  • EDUCAUSE 2010 Program Committee
    • Member: 2009 - 2011
    • Chair: 2009 - 2012
  • EDUCAUSE 2008 Program Committee
    • Member: 2007 - 2009
  • CAMP081 Program Committee
    • Member: 2007 - 2008
  • CAMP071 Program Committee
    • Member: 2006 - 2009
  • SAC Board of Directors
    • Member: 2006 - 2008
  • Network Policy Council
    • Member: 2006 - 2011
  • SAC Program Committee
    • Member: 2005 - 2006
  • Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference Program Committee
    • Chair: 2004 - 2005
    • Member: 2004 - 2005
  • HEISC Executive Committee
    • Chair: 2003 - 2006
    • Member: 2001 - 2006
  • Community Group Leaders
    • Member: 2003 - 2006
  • Security JB Book
    • Member: 2003 - 2005
  • Systems Security Taskforce Detection, Prevention & Response
    • Chair: 2000 - 2002
    • Member: 2000 - 2002