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H. David Lambert
Vice President for Information Services and Chief Information Officer

H. David Lambert is the first Vice President for Information Services and Chief Information Officer (VP/CIO) at Georgetown University. Holding the VP/CIO position since early 1998, David has successfully moved the University forward in the strategic application of information technology across a wide range of university programs and services.

His leadership efforts have focused on deployment of an advanced technology infrastructure, modern information systems, and responsive technology support services. Under David's direction, Georgetown has taken an active role in regional technology activities such as the Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX), a regional advanced Internet consortium, and national higher education technology initiatives such as Internet2 and the Common Solutions Group.

Our VP/CIO was recruited to Georgetown University from Cornell University, where he served as Vice President for Information Technology. Prior to joining Cornell in 1989, David held several technical and leadership positions at Indiana University, Bloomington. David’s background includes a B.A. in Political Science from West Virginia University (1971) and doctoral studies in Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington (1972-1976). He also holds the Professional Manager Certificate from Indiana University's Graduate School of Business.

David has held a number of leadership positions in higher education technology associations, including service as Board Chairman of the New York State Research and Education Network (NYSERNet). He currently serves on the board of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), represents Georgetown University as Trustee of the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA), and serves on the Planning and Policy Board for the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID). David had also influenced the higher education discussion on Collaborative Open Source Software Development as a featured speaker at the EDUCAUSE 2004 Conference and an EDUCAUSE Live! webcast in February 2005.

David is married, has one child, and lives in Bethesda, Maryland.

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