Units
Office of the CIO
Chief of Staff - Kenneth T. McCrery
The Office of the CIO plays a variety of roles in support of operations across the Division of Information Technology (IT). Areas of responsibility include communications within IT and with the university community; personnel services; administrative and fiscal requests; computer purchasing and software distribution; and coordination with the commonwealth's information technology agency.
Advanced Research Computing
Associate Vice President - Alberto Cano
Advanced Research Computing (ARC) provides centralized support for research computing by building, operating, and promoting the use of advanced cyberinfrastructure at Virginia Tech. ARC seeks to maximize research productivity at Virginia Tech through interdisciplinary collaborations that connect researchers to new opportunities in computing and data driven research. ARC also provides a competitive advantage to VT research in obtaining external research support.
Enterprise Solutions and Enabling Technologies
Associate Vice President - Vacant
The Enterprise Solutions and Enabling Technologies (ESET) team supports and enables the achievement of the university’s strategic goals and technology priorities by leading the development, service delivery, and support of all enterprise and academic applications that enable teaching, learning, research, and administration. ESET is a newly formed unit, and will become official in July of 2025. ESET will work to translate the needs of our university partners and key stakeholders to deliver an enterprise ecosystem that is user-centered, seamless, and connected; to develop a deep technical understanding of the entire enterprise systems and solutions environment; and to ensure cohesiveness, resiliency, redundancy, and reliability.
Collaborative Computing Solutions
Director - Marc T. DeBonis
Collaborative Computing Solutions (CCS) provides the Virginia Tech community with stable, scalable and secure customer-focused systems, services and solutions.
Enterprise Systems
Interim Associate Vice President - Allen Campbell
Enterprise Systems supports the mission of Virginia Tech by providing an integrated portfolio of effective, secure, innovative, and reliable services including: Application Information Systems/Banner, Information Warehousing, Document Management Systems, Integration & Portal Services/My VT, Database Administration, Application Administration, and Web Hosting.
Information Technology Learning Systems
Senior Director - Brian Broniak
Information Technology Learning Systems (ITLS) builds, maintains, and supports our ecosystem of tools for teaching and learning at Virginia Tech. As a close partner to Technology-enhanced Learning and Online Strategies (TLOS), this team runs our core Learning Management System (LMS) Canvas, including managing the vendor relationship and providing integration support for roughly 50 external partners and tools.
Information Technology Governance, Planning, and Strategy
Associate Vice President - Kyle E. Johnson
The IT governance, planning, and strategy unit (IT GPS) develops and administers policies, standards, workflows, and business processes that address the full breadth of information technology needs at Virginia Tech. IT GPS is responsible for leading development of the university’s enterprise and technology architecture, and manages the IT governance process, IT policy, project management office, universitywide IT strategic planning, and data analytics services.
Network Infrastructure & Services
Executive Director - Steven Lee
Network Infrastructure & Services exists to enable Virginia Tech to succeed in its overall mission by providing and managing the university's information technology infrastructure and services.
Security and Identity
Associate Vice President - David Raymond
Virginia Tech's IT Security and Identity (S&I) team is responsible for safeguarding the institution’s digital assets, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, providing cybersecurity training and educational resources, and fostering a secure and resilient IT environment. Security & Identity is responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive security and digital identity strategies, policies, and practices that protect the university’s information and technology resources. This group is also responsible for overseeing the management and improvement of the university's online identity frameworks and their use in accessing university services and information. Finally, the Security & Identity team will advance cybersecurity education and support educators and students with the Virginia and U.S. cyber ranges.
Cyber Range
Interim Director - Vicky Ratcliffe
The Cyber Range is a Commonwealth of Virginia initiative with a mission to enhance cybersecurity education for students in the Commonwealth’s public high schools, colleges, and universities. The Cyber Range seeks to increase the number of fully prepared students entering the cybersecurity workforce in operations, development, and research.
Information Technology Security Office
Information Technology Security Officer and Director, Information Technology Security Lab - Randy Marchany
The Information Technology Security Office and Lab focus on education and research in computer and network security. We provide tools and services, awareness, and guidance to help Virginia Tech faculty, staff, and students to work towards a safe and secure IT environment for teaching, learning, research, outreach, and the conduct of university business.
Secure Identity Services
Interim Executive Director - Kevin Rooney
Secure Identity Services (SIS) is responsible for providing online identity management, authentication, authorization, and PKI services for the Virginia Tech community. These services enable secure and appropriate access to university data, information resources, applications, and more. We provide our services to support and enable teaching, learning, research, and outreach services throughout the university.
User Experience & Engagement
Interim Executive Director - Joyce Landreth
User Experience & Engagement (UEE) is focused on collaboratively evolving and actively ensuring a high quality user experience for clients interacting with the Division of Information Technology. UEE serves as the “front door” for users across the university, providing support and coordination of activities. UEE also works closely with Division units to continuously review and improve the customer experience.
Division of IT Quicklinks
Division of IT Homepage: Learn about the IT organization, jobs, and services that we offer.
4Help Self-Service Dashboard: Ask for help, browse our Knowledge Base for answers, or connect to IT support services.
IT Service Catalog: Find and request technology services available to Virginia Tech students, faculty, and staff.
Software Services: Providing technology solutions that meet the changing needs of Virginia Tech's students, faculty, and staff.
Division of IT Intranet: log into InIT, the IT employee intranet.
VT Division of IT @VT_IT 
Virginia Tech Division of IT @vt_techsupportContact: Office of the Vice President for Information Technology,
220 Gilbert Street, Suite 5100 (MC 0169)
Blacksburg, Virginia 24060
(540) 231-4227
vpit@vt.edu