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Chris Williams
Chief Information Officer
Chris has over 25 years of experience in information technology in public higher education. He is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at 91女神 and a member of the university鈥檚 Executive Council. As CIO, he leads the planning, development, and support of technology systems that help the university meet its academic and administrative goals.
Before joining WCU in June 2024, Chris worked at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for 25 years, where he held several IT leadership roles. Most recently, he served as the IT Director for Student Affairs and previously as the ResNET Program Director.
Chris earned a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Mathematics from UNC鈥揅hapel Hill and a Master鈥檚 degree in Business Administration, with a focus on Information Systems, from UNC Wilmington. He also completed the Certified Government CIO Program through the UNC School of Government.
Our Mission
The IT Division will be a model for the strategic and effective use of information technology, partnering with the university community to positively impact lives.
Together, we celebrate the diversity and inclusion of ideas and people as we serve with transparency, integrity, innovation, excellence, and accountability.
We learn and grow to systemically address diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as areas of continual improvement in process and practice.
We focus on continuous improvement, seeking opportunities to challenge ourselves, to be receptive to new ideas and solutions, and to be good stewards of resources.
We commit ourselves to providing best-in-class service through investing in our people and encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration with a commitment towards achieving shared goals.
We stand dedicated to critical system stability by being firmly rooted in a culture of proactiveness, process improvement, and prevention of issues and recurring problems.
We remain open and honest with our clients, keeping them up to date on the status of our work.
We effectively manage risk, appropriately communicate issues, protect user data and privacy, assess data security risks, and maintain honest accounting of all information.