Helen Norris is the Chief Information Officer and Vice President for Information Technology at Chapman University, where she is responsible for leading the university’s information technology strategy and services, and oversight of the University Library. Ms. Norris joined Chapman in 2014 after holding technology leadership roles at California State University, Sacramento, and the University of California, Berkeley.
Ms. Norris has substantial experience serving on national non-profit boards. She has recently been appointed to a three-year term on the Data and Tools Advisory Board of the California Cradle-to-Career Data System. She is a member of the board of directors for the Society for Information Management. In the past, she has served as board member and board chair of EDUCAUSE, a non-profit whose mission is to advance higher education through the use of information technology, and as a trustee and past chair of the board of the National Endowment of Financial Education, an operating foundation that champions financial education at a national level. She serves on the Dell Technologies Higher Education Advisory Board and as an advisor to Empowher Institute, whose mission is to empower girls in marginalized communities in Los Angeles through mentorship.
Originally from Ireland, Ms. Norris earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, with honors, from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, and a Master’s degree in Computer Resource Management and Business Administration, with Distinction, from Webster University, St. Louis. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including a SoCal CIO Orbie Award in 2023 and being named a Higher Ed Technology Social Media Influencer by EdTech Magazine in 2021.