University of Louisville CEO and leadership

North­eastern Uni­ver­sity provost and senior vice pres­i­dent for aca­d­emic affairs, Stephen W. Director, has appointed Rehan Khan to become the University’s new vice pres­i­dent and chief infor­ma­tion officer. Khan, who begins his new role on Nov. 14, is cur­rently the asso­ciate provost and chief infor­ma­tion officer at West Vir­ginia Uni­ver­sity. In an email to fac­ulty and staff, Director noted that “Rehan will oversee the strategic vision and lead­er­ship for Northeastern’s infor­ma­tion tech­nology and ser­vices that serve as vital com­po­nents in sup­porting admin­is­tra­tive, aca­d­emic and lead­er­ship func­tions.” Khan is also charged with enhancing Infor­ma­tion Ser­vices (IS) to meet the growing needs of the North­eastern com­mu­nity, which relies on its vital ser­vices for every­thing from class­room instruc­tion and research to con­ducting crit­ical admin­is­tra­tive duties. “In order to attract and retain the best fac­ulty and stu­dents and remain com­pet­i­tive in aca­d­e­mics and research, it is essen­tial that plan­ning and invest­ments in tech­nology infra­struc­ture remain a high pri­ority,” said Khan. “Tech­nology plays a key role in ped­a­gogy, research, health care and ser­vice. I look for­ward to devel­oping strate­gies that improve and enhance our ser­vices. I am very excited to join North­eastern.” IS pro­vides cen­tral infor­ma­tion tech­nology to more than 25,000 stu­dents, fac­ulty and staff who use Northeastern’s secure, high-​​speed con­nec­tivity to the Internet through the on-​​campus net­work. IS also pro­vides a range of other ser­vices, such as wire­less con­nec­tivity through NUwave, robust high-​​speed Internet in res­i­dence halls, the pop­ular 24/​7 Info­Com­mons com­puting facility, access to the Black­board instruc­tional tool, myNEU access and aca­d­emic and admin­is­tra­tive soft­ware appli­ca­tions. At West Vir­ginia Uni­ver­sity, Khan was respon­sible for upgrading the institution’s core net­work to 10G/​s, as well as the IT infra­struc­ture in the Col­leges of Engi­neering and Arts and Sci­ences. He was also respon­sible for imple­menting an iden­tity and access man­age­ment system, a degree audit system, and launching a shared com­pu­ta­tional high per­for­mance com­puting (HPC) facility. Prior to West Vir­ginia Uni­ver­sity, Khan worked at the Uni­ver­sity of Georgia, Emory University’s School of Med­i­cine, and at Dart­mouth Med­ical School, as well as in sev­eral private-​​sector infor­ma­tion ser­vices roles. He earned a Bach­elor of Sci­ence in Man­age­ment from the Uni­ver­sity of Mass­a­chu­setts in 1981, and an MBA from Rivier Col­lege in New Hamp­shire. He was a 2006 Fellow at the Woodruff Lead­er­ship Academy at Emory University.

Experienced business professional with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in making visions come to reality. Extensive experience in Contract Management, Negotiations, Budgeting, Strategic Planning, Operational Excellence, Team Building and leading large diverse teams through complex situations to successful outcomes.

Dan Durbin is a VP:Administration & Finance at West Virginia University and VP:Finance/CFO at University of Louisville and is based in Louisville, Kentucky. He has worked as Auditor at West Virginia Legislative Auditors Office, Director of Budget and Financial Operations at WVU Medical Corporation D B A University Health Associates, and Director of Budget and Financial Operations at Wvu Medical Corporation. Daniel works or has worked as Treasurer:Research Corporation at West Virginia University. He attended West Virginia University between 2007 and 2009, University of Kentucky between 2009 and 2012, and Glenville State College between 1980 and 1984.

Dan Durbin is a VP:Administration & Finance at West Virginia University and VP:Finance/CFO at University of Louisville and is based in Louisville, Kentucky. He has worked as Auditor at West Virginia Legislative Auditors Office, Director of Budget and Financial Operations at WVU Medical Corporation D B A University Health Associates, and Director of Budget and Financial Operations at Wvu Medical Corporation. Daniel works or has worked as Treasurer:Research Corporation at West Virginia University. He attended West Virginia University between 2007 and 2009, University of Kentucky between 2009 and 2012, and Glenville State College between 1980 and 1984.