Rehan Khan, associate chief information officer at the University of Georgia-Athens, was named West Virginia University’s chief information officer and associate provost for information technology, effective Oct. 30.

Khan, 52, will report to Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research Dr. E. Jane Martin until WVU’s new provost, Michele G. Wheatly, begins her new position in January. Dr. Wheatly, named to her new position last week, has spoken with Khan and endorsed his selection.

“We are delighted to have a candidate with Mr. Khan’s extensive knowledge and experience become a part of our University community,” Martin said. “He will help us build upon our current information technology infrastructure, strategies and develop resources that will position us for the future.

“These senior level CIO positions are highly specialized fields and in great demand across the country – whether in business or in academe,” she said.

“At WVU, it is a position that is uniquely tied to emerging technologies that have enormous impact on our academic, research, patient care and public service missions. This will be even more important in the coming months as the University formulates a new long-term strategic plan.”

Khan will serve as the institutional officer responsible for University-wide information technology resources, planning and service delivery, overseeing 150 full-time employees, 140 student workers and a budget of approximately $18 million.

He will also collaborate with other professionals across campus to develop and enhance IT systems that serve the needs of the University – from e-CAMPUS, WVU’s electronic course delivery system, to advancing the support systems that undergird administrative activities, including appropriate investments.

Khan has been the associate chief information officer at the University of Georgia-Athens since July 2007, where his primary responsibility was for IT services in administrative information systems. As a member of the executive leadership team, he was a key contributor to IT services in academic computing, client services, network operations, research computing, infrastructure, security and program and portfolio management.

Under his direction, UGA planned and deployed an identity management system, a faculty activity and assessment reporting system, an advising and degree audit system, and the next generation MyUGA student portal, among other initiatives. He also served on the strategic planning committee.

From 2000-07, Khan was assistant dean for information technologies and chief information officer at Emory University School of Medicine, where he established an IT services office and directed operations to support the strategic plans for education, research and clinical care.

Khan was also director of IT at Dartmouth Medical School from 1990-2000. Prior to joining Dartmouth he was MIS Manager at Gragil Associates, Inc., a private healthcare consulting firm.

“As a top research University, WVU’s technology infrastructure must be reliable, secure and scalable,” Khan said. “In order to attract and retain the best faculty and students and to remain competitive in research, it is essential that planning and investments in technology infrastructure remain a high priority.

“Technology plays a key role in pedagogy, research, patient care and public service. I look forward to developing strategies that improve and enhance our services. I am very excited about joining WVU. I can’t wait to begin,” he said.

Khan earned a bachelor of science in management from the University of Massachusetts in 1981 and a master of business administration with an emphasis in management information systems in 1983 from Rivier College in New Hampshire. He was a 2006 Fellow at the Woodruff Leadership Academy at Emory University.

He will earn $230,000 annually as WVU’s CIO.

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CONTACT: Jane Martin, Office of the Provost
304-293-5701, Jane.Martin@mail.wvu.edu