Patty Patria is the Chief Information Officer at Babson College. She is an innovative, strategic thinker with 20+ years of experience in higher education, collaborating with faculty, students, and staff to envision and implement transformative solutions. She is responsible for providing strategic leadership in long-term and short-term planning, managing administrative and academic technology, and providing oversight for the management of security, networks, service desk, web applications, administration applications, identity management, and the library.
Patty was a Co-Chair for EDUCAUSE’s Higher Education Information Security Committee (HEISC) from 2018 to 2022 and has served on the NERCOMP V&L Committee for the last 7 years. She was also the recipient of the 2023 HMG Global Leadership Award.
Patty holds a Master of Business Administration from Suffolk University. She is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and Prosci Certified Change Management Professional.
Patty loves to read, eat, travel, and spend time with her family and friends, especially her two kids.