Andrew West

Author, Board Member, and Higher Education IT Leader in Houston, Texas

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Higher Education Technology Leader - CIO, VP of Information Technology Leadership Team.

Andrew West is a distinguished and accomplished senior IT executive with an exceptional track record of over 25 years leading mission-critical and transformational technology projects. With extensive experience managing budgets exceeding $10 million, Andrew has consistently driven organizational growth and operational excellence through his role as the Senior Director of Enterprise Information Technology for Prairie View A&M University, a Texas A&M University system school. West brings a wealth of knowledge from years of work with CNN, Verizon, CapitalOne Bank, Dillard University, New Orleans Charter Schools, Berkshire Hathaway, Shell Oil, Entergy, Blue Cross & Blue Shield.

As a forward-thinking leader, Andrew is highly skilled in leveraging data analytics, strategy, and agility to optimize business operations and foster innovation. His expertise spans a wide range of areas, including mobile app development and implementation, digital transformation, cybersecurity, technology governance, cloud applications, service delivery models, project management, network architecture, and data center operations. Andrew's proficiency in technology modernization, portfolio management and strategic planning enhances his ability to deliver successful outcomes.

Andrew holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and has further enriched his education through notable programs, including the 2016 HIVE Global Leader program at Harvard Innovation Lab, A current Next Leaders Fellow (NLF), and a Fall 2023 Cohort Participant of the Carnegie Mellon Chief Information Officer (CIO) Cohort. His thought leadership has been recognized by Microsoft, as he has been featured in their Born to Learn EdTech Blog. Additionally, Andrew's expertise has been highlighted in Innov8Tiv Magazine, Computerworld Magazine, CXO Tech online and the Dice career blog. He is also the author of "The Modern CEO: Technology Tools, Innovation & Guidebook for Today's Tech-Savvy Leader" and has been honored as one of the Top 40 under 40 in the Houston business journal. Furthermore, Andrew has expanded his cultural horizons by studying Spanish in Madrid, Spain, at the Enforex Spanish Language School. He has also completed Technology Leadership Cohorts at MIT (Innovation & Technology) and Tulane University (Global Leadership).

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