Craig Macgibbon

Craig MacGibbon was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer in August 2022. Mr. MacGibbon is a diverse senior IT executive with 25 years of experience leading global technology teams in developing strategies and enabling integration, cybersecurity, and organizational excellence. He has worked in a variety of sectors including finance, automotive, manufacturing, hospitality, health care and higher education, honing his skills in technology, security, consolidations, and operations.

Prior to Joining APEI, Mr. MacGibbon was a Partner at Wavestone working on a diverse set of clients in the health care, financial, and manufacturing verticals. Before joining Wavestone US, he was Chief of Application Development and Support at Synovus. Leading a team of 50 IT professionals in the software development and maintenance of over 170 applications, he facilitated the development of the IT strategy with business partners and created a shared services model and an automated testing methodology for its cloud technologies. He also completed the merger of 28 separate systems into one consolidated bank and implemented a new cloud encryption method, creating significant savings and improving overall performance.

Mr. MacGibbon has also held leadership roles with Las Vegas Sands Corp., Fifth Third bank, UIL Holdings, and Michelin Worldwide.

He served in the U.S. Navy as an aviation electronics technician and has a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Maryland.