In the spring of 2008, I was approached by a national search firm (Witt-Kieffer) about a CIO opportunity at John Carroll University (JCU) in University Heights, OH. John Carroll University is a selective private Jesuit institution with approximately 3,300 undergraduate students and 800 graduate students. Previously, JCU had an Executive Director as their highest level IT executive. After a rigorous search process and series of on-campus interviews, it has been my great honor to be named JCU's first Chief Information Officer, thus bringing a strategic component to the IT function for the institution.
Michael J. Bestul - JCU's First CIO
