Michele Norin, M.A.
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Rutgers
Michele Norin is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. As the institutional leader for technology in a highly complex environment, her primary responsibility is to provide leadership in the strategic adoption and use of information technology in support of the University’s vision for excellence in research, teaching, outreach, and lifelong learning.
Ms. Norin serves as the University’s primary advocate and spokesperson for IT strategies and policies; defines and communicates a campus-wide vision for technology; and provides campus-wide oversight for IT-related issues and strategic planning. She also works closely with Big Ten Academic Alliance peer institutions, Research 1 CIO Colleagues in representing RU’s IT strategies and partners with the chief information technology officers within the northeast region to achieve synergies in IT.
Michele has a bachelor’s degree in MIS from the University of Arizona and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Northern Arizona University. Her career entails 35+ years of experience in the field of technology spanning from administrative systems programming to campus IT leadership and strategic planning.
