How to Hire a CIO

What qualities should colleges and universities be looking for when hiring a chief information officer?

The Chronicle’s bimonthly Tech Therapy podcast put that question to Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant who works with colleges:

“When I work with people who are trying to hire a CIO, they often fall into a trap of looking for the ‘Jesus candidate‘—we have renamed it the ‘Elvis candidate,’ because that is more palatable. And that is the CIO who is all things to all people all the time, including the weekends and the holidays. Good luck.”

For more, check out the podcast. Part II of the series will discuss what a prospective CIO should look for in a college.