Pete Siegel, vice provost of Information and Educational Technology (IET) and chief information officer for UC Davis, has accepted the position of vice provost and chief information officer (CIO) at the University of Southern California.

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Siegel, who since 2006 has provided leadership in computing throughout UC Davis’ research, academic and administrative units, will assume the new position at USC on July 15. His last official day at UC Davis will be June 30.

“I wish Pete all the best in his new endeavors,” Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph Hexter said. “Pete brought an extraordinarily deep knowledge of the rapidly changing information technology environment in higher education and we are grateful for his leadership.”

Siegel, who has more than 35 years of experience in the field of information technology, said: “It’s been extremely gratifying to help guide the expansion of information and education technology throughout our Davis and Sacramento campuses and at our outlying locations.

“Even as I transition to USC, I look forward to maintaining the professional connections and friendships that I have enjoyed during my years here at UC Davis.”

At UC Davis, Siegel has formed strong partnerships with campus faculty and with technology leaders at partner institutions throughout the nation. His accomplishments at UC Davis include providing technologies and programs to support the research infrastructure, “big data” academic programs and technology plans, state-of-the-art networks, and community-based models for administrative services, as well as innovative partnerships with faculty to enhance information security.

At USC, Siegel will be charged with providing similar leadership for the informational and educational technology systems that serve a campus of 40,000 students and more than 23,600 faculty and staff.

Hexter announced that he will name an interim leader for IET quickly even as he prepares to launch a national search for what is likely to be styled a chief technology officer (CTO).  

“We will take this opportunity to carefully rethink the technology leadership position to meet the critical priorities for a comprehensive, integrated approach to information technologies and related services across the entirety of UC Davis,” Hexter said. 

The recruitment will begin later this summer.

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