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IT Director

IT management · Education · 1,000 to 4,999 employees · US Midwest

Generalist IT leader at a university system with broad purchase authority.

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Business background

$100M to $500M

Company revenue

9

Years in role

35

Team size

CIO

Reports to

$1M to $5M

Budget authority

Technology environment

Cloud

Depth 7/10

Microsoft 365Azure

Security

Depth 6/10

Endpoint protectionMFA

ERP

Depth 5/10

Workday Student

Data and AI

Depth 4/10

Copilot pilot

Planned purchases, next 12 months

  • Network refresh
  • AI assistant rollout

Technology responsibility depth (0 to 10)

Buying involvement

Role in purchase decisions by category

Verification and quality history

12/14

Consistency checks passed

Jul 2026

Profile last verified

One soft flag, cleared

Attention check record

Surveys completed per quarter

Studies this profile would qualify for

Higher education IT spend

97% screener match

AI assistant adoption

86% screener match

Network vendor perception

82% screener match

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