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Radical Candor in the Midst of Radical Times (a Leadership Ecosystem Webinar)
David Baisley
David is the Assistant Vice President, Deputy Chief Information Officer at Carnegie Mellon University. In this role, David oversees the delivery of foundational computing services used for the university's academic and administrative missions. Under his leadership, teams strive to provide the right services and processes to enhance the value of information technology for the global University environment. David is responsible for working with University leadership and various committees to define, develop, and operate the central IT systems and services that support education, research, and administration.
David's seventeen-year tenure at Carnegie Mellon has included positions in release engineering, management of the Services Development Group, Assistant Director of Infrastructure Services and Middleware, Director of Systems and Applications Integration Services, and Senior Director of Infrastructure. Before his years at Carnegie Mellon, David held various roles in Academic Computing at Columbia University. David is deeply interested in developing innovative methods of technology service delivery, as well as the preservation of computing technologies for historical review by future generations. He holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University.
Amy Coutu
As Senior Director for Enterprise Applications, Amy works with the ClO, Computing Services Senior Management Team (SMT), and Business Partners across the campus, providing leadership throughout the development and support phases of essential university enterprise applications. Using the expertise of our partners, Amy helps drive the university toward more efficient solutions. She also acts as a driving force of change to improve university practices in enterprise application development and architecture.
Prior to coming to Carnegie Mellon University, Amy's past roles included Developer, Business Analyst, Software Architect, and Director and VP of IT. She has worked in a variety of industries, for corporations like IBM, CA Technologies, and OnLogic, and consulted for local Vermont government agencies. During her career, she has recognized the importance of building strong teams and focusing on user experience to drive positive business outcomes. Technology is only as successful as its adoption. Her personal philosophy is that IT should be an enabler of growth for a business, not a cost of doing business.
Amy received her Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh and her Master’s degree in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is a lifelong learner and believes people should continually strive to find opportunities to learn and improve, either through career experience or continuing education.
Stan Waddell
Stan serves as the vice president of information technology and chief information officer at Carnegie Mellon University. In his role, Stan provides vision, leadership, and management for Carnegie Mellon's computing enterprise, including the development and implementation of a university-wide IT strategy.
Before joining Carnegie Mellon, Stan served as the associate vice president for Information Technology and CIO at the University of New Hampshire. He was the assistant vice chancellor and chief technology officer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and spent nine years at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Stan also served in the U.S. Navy as an aviation electronics technician for nine years.
Stan holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Old Dominion University, a master's degree in management and administration sciences from the University of Texas at Dallas, and a doctorate in information systems from Nova Southeastern University. He has Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) credentials and a graduate certificate in information assurance from Nova Southeastern University.