IT Capital Review Board

The IT Capital Review Board (ITCRB) serves at the pleasure of the University's Executive Vice President (EVP). Chaired by the Vice President and University Chief Information Officer (VP/UCIO), the ITCRB is composed of a representative group of senior leaders from across the University, including vice presidents, vice provosts, and administrative deans in the schools. The ITCRB has the purview over the multi-year outlook and priorities for the ITCRB fund which includes contributions from Harvard’s Central Administration (CADM) and the schools and units. The ITCRB meets throughout the year to review multi-year technology plans (MYTP) and project funding requests. As part of project review, the Board uses a Harvard-wide lens to balance risks, priorities, benefits, and tradeoffs and prepares funding recommendations for the EVP. At its discretion, the ITCRB also reviewsproject updates and status reportsas well asproject close-out reports for completed projects. The ITCRB provides annual summary reports to the Deans, the AD Deans, the FIN Deans, and the CIO Council. The Small Ask Subcommittee reviews projects in the Small Ask pool. 

The Harvard University Office of Technology Strategy and Planning (OTSP) administers the process, staffs the ITCRB, and provides assistance to project managers and sponsors about the process and funding.

ITCRB Members

Name

Title

Klara Jelinkova (Chair)

Vice President for Information Technology and University CIO, HUIT

Bharat Anand

Vice Provost for Advances in Learning and Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration, OPP

Kristen Anderson

Administrative Dean, HDS

Manuel Cuevas-Trisán

Vice President for Human Resources, HHR

Scott Jordan

Dean for Administration and Finance, FAS

Ritu Kalra

Vice President and University Chief Financial Officer, VPF

Rick Melnick

Chief Financial Officer, HBS

Margaret Newell

Deputy Provost, OPP

Deborah Scott Chief Information Officer, HMS
Jason Shaffner (ex officio)

Associate Vice President, Administrative Technology Services, HUIT

Mary Straub

Assistant Vice President of Finance and Central Administration, VPF

Ara Tahmassian University Chief Compliance Officer, VPR

Michael Tran Duff

Chief Information Security and Data Privacy Officer, HUIT

Martha Whitehead Vice President for the Harvard Library, University Librarian, and Roy E. Larsen Librarian for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, HUL