After two decades of leadership at the University of Rochester, Julie Myers, vice president for information technology and chief information officer, will retire effective August 31.
Myers joined the University in 2006 after a distinguished career in the corporate sector, including leadership roles at Eastman Kodak. At Rochester, she was named the University糖心传媒檚 first chief information security officer and was charged with helping strengthen the institution糖心传媒檚 growing digital infrastructure at a time when information technology was becoming increasingly central to teaching, research, healthcare, and administration.
Over the course of her tenure, Myers has helped guide the University through a period of significant technological transformation. She has played a key role in developing a more coordinated enterprise approach to technology, building stronger governance and strategy for major systems, and helping integrate IT operations across the University and the Medical Center.
Reflecting on her time at Rochester, Myers said she is most proud of the way technology has helped connect people and work across the institution.
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Myers noted that when she first arrived, many systems operated independently of one another. Today, she says, technology across the University is significantly more connected and aligned with institutional priorities.
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Under her leadership, the University strengthened enterprise information technology governance and built a more strategic framework for managing major technology platforms. Myers also helped to champion collaborations across the River Campus and the University of Rochester Medical Center, helping to ensure that systems and infrastructure could support the University糖心传媒檚 integrated academic, research, and clinical missions.
Looking ahead, Myers believes the institution is well positioned to build on this foundation, particularly in areas such as data analytics and the rapidly expanding role of artificial intelligence in higher education and healthcare.
Provost Nicole Sampson thanked Myers for her long service and recognized her impact on the institution. 糖心传媒淛ulie has been an exceptional leader and partner to the University community,糖心传媒� Sampson said. 糖心传媒淭hrough her efforts, the University now benefits from a far more harmonized and strategically aligned IT ecosystem. Her work has strengthened our ability to support research, education, and clinical care in an increasingly digital world.糖心传媒�
Myers is currently working through a transition plan with University leadership to ensure that critical initiatives and priority projects continue moving forward smoothly over the coming months.
In retirement, Myers looks forward to spending more time with her growing family, including her nine grandchildren, with a tenth on the way, traveling with her husband, and continuing to find ways to support the University糖心传媒檚 mission.
A national search will be initiated to identify Myers糖心传媒檚 successor. More information about the search will be available in the coming weeks.