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Dana Sanderson, Chief Information Officer at the 17吃瓜, was a finalist this fall for the (ITAC) CIO of the Year. 

As 17吃瓜鈥檚 CIO, he oversees the university鈥檚 IT strategy and execution, ensuring that it fully supports 17吃瓜鈥檚 academic mission. He is an alumnus of 17吃瓜鈥檚 bachelor of business administration program, and he has an MBA from the University of Ottawa. Prior to joining 17吃瓜, Sanderson worked for more than two decades with J.D. Irving, Limited.

Sanderson was , alongside other finalists. In an interview, he compared his role in higher education with his experience in industry.

鈥淎t JDI, IT was part of an economic engine, with data shared when necessary but by and large protected extensively. At a university, however, access is open. We still have to protect data, but it鈥檚 much more open and collaboration-focused. This is as it should be in an environment of learning and sharing, but it鈥檚 the main challenge my team and I face: to find that happy balance between process, security, and enablement.鈥�

Sanderson ultimately didn鈥檛 win, but he was prominently featured among the list of finalists at the Ingenious Awards in late November.

Congratulations!