Washington University Information Technology (WashU IT) delivers integrated, customer-focused digital services that support the University’s academic research with reliable technology solutions that enhance learning, discovery, and patient care across the University.
Who We Are
WashU IT was born of the unification of three University technology organizations coming together to better serve the technology needs of the University community. WashU IT supports the University through our mission, vision, and values by delivering integrated, customer-focused IT services to University schools and departments.
The WashU IT organization is under the direction of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, guided by Vice Chancellor for Technology and Chief Information Officer Jessie Minton.
What We Do
Understanding that technology is vital to the way we operate — from enabling our students, doctors, and researchers to acquire and share knowledge to facilitating basic administration and operations tasks for staff — we work to develop and maintain integrated, responsive digital environments suited for learning, research, innovation, and world class patient care. As technology evolves and the adoption of new technologies increases exponentially — with each incoming freshman class, each advancement in healthcare innovation, each research grant requirement, each new learning model — we strive to develop new ways to support our end-users. Each day, we work to leverage new technologies to position WashU for the future.
Office of the CIO
The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) exists to provide a strategic vision of information technology that advances the Washington University mission, supports operations, serves the needs of all communities across the University, and enables the University to continue to excel in its increasingly competitive landscape. Guided by ImpacT, our IT Strategic Plan, the OCIO works collaboratively with academic, clinical, research and administrative leaders across the institution to develop a strategy that will better leverage our IT investment. The OCIO leads the planning, development, support and measurement of all IT services and initiatives. The OCIO also provides information security and portfolio and project management services for IT projects.
IT Strategic Plan
ImpacT is the IT Strategic Plan that inspires the direction for IT efforts at all levels within the institution until 2027. In alignment with Here and Next, this plan aims to leverage the resources of the computational age to advance our excellence in research, scholarship, and creative practice, supporting WashU’s position as a global hub for transformative solutions. IT is committed to promoting and delivering digital transformation, creating the infrastructure for data and computing that will help realize our digital future and meet the educational needs of modern students and lifelong learners. Explore the vision and plan for the IT Strategic Plan.