UW-Madison CIO headed to Notre Dame

UW-Madison Vice Provost for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO) Ron Kraemer has accepted a position as vice president and CIO at the University of Notre Dame, effective Aug. 15.

Kraemer came to the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) at the UW–Madison as an associate director in 2005. He became CIO at Madison in 2007. Kraemer was UW–Madison’s second CIO, a position that was created to bring greater strategic direction and coordination to the university’s largest technology needs.

“We are deeply appreciative of Ron’s contributions,” says Provost Paul M. DeLuca Jr. “We are sad to see him go, but we know that this is a wonderful opportunity for both Ron and his family.”

DeLuca says that Kraemer’s contributions in information technology strategic planning have been vital, leaving campus in a strong position moving forward. A search for Kraemer’s successor will move forward quickly, he adds.

The campus IT Strategic Plan was a two year process involving hundreds of faculty, staff and students from the university. Kraemer has made several enhancements to the tools and services used for teaching and learning at the UW as well. He has also led regional and national network enhancements that have greatly benefited university research efforts.

While at UW–Madison, Kraemer served on national CIO advisory groups for Apple, Cisco, and Dell.

He has also been active on several regional and national leadership groups, including the EDUCAUSE Advisory Group on Enterprise Information Systems and Services, the Learn@UW Advisory Board, the board of directors for WiscNet, Wisconsin’s statewide education and research network, is secretary-treasurer of the Broadband Optical Research, Education and Sciences Network, and the immediate past president of the Northern Tier Network Consortium.

At Notre Dame, Kraemer will lead all aspects of the university’s Office of Information Technology, including a staff of more than 200.  He will oversee IT infrastructure that supports the campus community, development of enterprise systems that underlie many of the university’s business activities, and establishment of a governance structure to plan for future IT needs across campus.