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Our Data Strategy


Leveraging Data for Insights and Innovations.


The University of Illinois System established a Data Governance Program in 2025 to protect and leverage data assets to benefit all U of I institutions and stakeholders.

Our Vision

The University of Illinois System envisions a future where the power of data informs decision-making, transforms operations, empowers strategic initiatives, improves access and responsible use of data, and enhances the experiences of everyone in its community.

By maximizing the value of data and expanding reporting and analytics capabilities while securing the data with privacy in mind, the U of I System will deliver high-value insights that will improve student outcomes, drive efficient operations, leverage contemporary and emergent technologies, to position the University of Illinois System as a leader in effective and innovative use of data.

Data Strategy Progress Highlights

FY26, Q1

An interim project manager has been assigned from AITS.

System Data Classification framework has been drafted.

Unizin partnership with UIUC has started actively mapping data from systems.

Privacy offices are in place at UIC and UIUC. UIS and SO are leveraging UIUC privacy services.

Contracts are being reviewed for duplicative technologies and evaluated for whether it would be feasible to develop a coordinated purchasing and support strategy.

For more information, please see the Data Strategy Progress document.

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Data Strategy Advisory Group

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Dimuthu Tilakaratne

Chair

Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Executive VP & VP Academic Affairs

System Offices

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Joe Barnes

Chief Digital Risk Officer

System Offices

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Kelly Block

Senior Associate Vice President AITS

System Offices

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Andrew Boyd

Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Chief Research Information Officer

University of Illinois Chicago

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Roy Campbell

University Senates Conference Representative

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Hannah Christensen

Manager of Data and Technology Innovation

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Amy Edwards

Associate Provost and Director, Division of Management Information

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Michele Gribbins

Associate Provost Institutional Research

University of Illinois Springfield

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Patty Jones

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Mairéad Martin

Chief Information Officer

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Shefali Mookencherry

Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Privacy Officer

University of Illinois Chicago

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Audrius Polikaitis

Chief Information Officer

UI Health

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Matt Riley

Associate Vice Chancellor, Chief Information Officer

University of Illinois Chicago

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Andrea Schneider

Assistant Campus Counsel, University Counsel

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Sandy Street

Senior Assistant Vice President, Planning and Budgeting

System Offices

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Josephine Volpe

Associate Vice Provost for Advising Development, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

University of Illinois Chicago

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Thomas Warfield

Director, Office of Institutional Research

University of Illinois Chicago