OVPIT - About

Randy C. Hinds is the Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Kennesaw State University. KSU is the third largest and fastest growing university within the University System of Georgia. Dr. Hinds joined KSU as the university's first CIO in 1998. He has oversight responsibility for all academic and administrative information activities, including the university's library and archives. In addition, he is also the Chief Human Resources officer with parallel responsibility for the university's HR mission.

He came to KSU after completing a distinguished 30-year military career where he served in a variety of information technology leadership positions. His final military assignment was at the National Defense University in Washington D.C., where he served in leadership roles with the School of Information Warfare and Strategy, and the Department of Defense's Command and Control Research Program.

Dr. Hinds' research interests include investigating the relationship between information systems and organizational learning. He holds a Professor of Information Systems status at KSU and lectures within the University's graduate and undergraduate communications, computer science, and information systems degree programs. At the national level, he has served as a key member of the EDUCAUSE Current Issues Committee charged with identifying the critical information technology issues facing higher education institutions.