2025 EDUCAUSE Top 10 #5: The CIO Challenge
Leading digital strategy and operations in an era of frequent leadership transitions, resource limitations, societal unrest, and rapid technology advancements
Tracy Shinn
Biography
As CIO at UC Berkeley, Tracy oversees the university's IT strategy, infrastructure, and services, working closely with Berkeley IT’s executive leadership team and Berkeley’s academic and administrative units to ensure the smooth functioning of systems, support emerging technologies, and enhance campus-wide IT capabilities. Before joining Berkeley, Tracy was Vice President of Information Services & Technology and Chief Data Officer at Boston University (BU). During her 14 years at BU, Tracy designed and implemented IT governance; developed a highly successful “buy-in” research computing model; expanded wireless infrastructure to blanket the campus; upgraded all centrally managed classrooms to baseline technology standards; developed the university’s technology strategic plans; led the implementation of an Academic Data Warehouse; and replaced a wide array of legacy institutional information systems, including finance, HR, advancement, and student information systems.
Tracy is an active volunteer in national higher education IT leadership through EDUCAUSE and has worked over the years to build the profession, with a focus on providing opportunities for women and IT professionals from traditionally underrepresented communities.
EDUCAUSE Publications
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Tracy Schroeder on Leveraging Frameworks
Hosts Cynthia and Jack talk with Tracy Schroeder, Vice President for Information Services & Technology at Boston University.
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The CIO Minute: Advice for Aspiring Female Leaders
Boston University Vice President for Information Services and Technology, Tracy Schroeder, shares thoughts on becoming a leader in higher ed IT.
EDUCAUSE Presentations
Membership with EDUCAUSE
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EDUCAUSE Involvement
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EDUCAUSE Top 10
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EDUCAUSE 2020 Program Committee
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Nominations and Leadership Development Committee
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EDUCAUSE Peer Review Toolkit Working Group
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EDUCAUSE Peer Review Working Group
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EDUCAUSE Board of Directors
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Corporate Membership Advisory Committee
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ER Department Editors
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Enterprise 2011 Program Committee
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2006 Enterprise Conference Program Committee
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Advisory Group on Enterprise Information Systems and Service