Biography

Mike Richichi is Assistant Vice President for Information Technology at Baruch College of the City University of New York. He is responsible for the technial management of the Baruch Computing and Technology Center (BCTC), including helpdesk, networking, A/V services, academic computing support, desktop management, administrative systems, and working with the CUNY Central Information Services department to provide University-wide technology services.  He also is working with Unversity-wide working groups to determine service provisioning models for the CUNY system.  From June 2023 to May 2024 he served as Interim Vice President for Information Services and CIO, serving on the President's Cabinet and providing critical leadership during a campus cyber event.

He has a BA in physics from Drew University and an MA in Educational Technology Leadership from The George Washington University. Before working at Baruch, Mike spent over two decades at Drew University in various IT leadership roles. Drew, a small liberal arts college with a graduate school and theological seminary, was the first liberal arts college to provide computers to students and was recognized as an innovator in ubiquitous computing and networking.

Mike is a 2006 attendee of the Frye Leadership Institute, and has been an active EDUCAUSE member for nearly 20 years, having participated in various EDUCAUSE committees and initiatives, including the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference Committee, Current Issues Committee, 2015 Annual Conference Program Committee, and the Recognition Committee.  He served currently on the 2023-2024 IT Issues Committee, and has been a candidate on the Board of Directors ballot in 2022 and 2023.  He is on the 2024 Annual Conference program committee.

He has developed an interest in the use of social media avatars for professional development.