George Claffey

George Claffey has been involved in technology and technology education for the past 20 years. Dr. Claffey has served as a Chief Information Officer for the past 15 years at various public higher education institutions including Charter Oak State College, Western Connecticut State University, and the CT Distance Learning Consortium.

As the Chief Information Officer, he provides technology vision and leadership for developing and implementing IT initiatives that create and maintain strategic value for the enterprise. Over the past 15 years, Dr. Claffey has modernized and matured the IT infrastructure, leveraging technology to reduce the physical distance between the college and the students it serves.

He earned degrees from Central Connecticut State University in Management Information Systems (B.S.), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Management (M.S.), and a Doctorate from Northeastern University in Higher Education Administration (Ed.D.)