Recent appointments
Rick Watts
APPOINTED CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Rick Watts was appointed associate vice president and chief information officer (CIO), effective Sept. 6. In this position, he is responsible for Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) operations and services and reports to Gracia Hillman, vice president for external affairs.
clients align IT operations to their business objectives. While at Atos, Watts served as consulting CIO to Howard from November 2015 to April 2016. He is also a certified project management professional and Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) professional software engineering master.
Watts brings a broad range of experience to Howard—27 years in the information technology (IT) industry, concentrating his efforts on the business value of IT, complex enterprise system architecture and program management. He most recently served as an IT delivery executive with Atos, a top 5 global IT service provider, where he helped
Watts succeeds Carlos De La Rosa, who served as Howard’s CIO from April 2015 through August 2016. We thank De La Rosa for his commitment to the University and his stewardship of ETS. Please welcome Rick Watts to the University.
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