Feng Hou

Feng Hou joined St. Louis Community College as chief information officer in June 2022. In his role, he is responsible for district-wide information technology infrastructure, including academic support inititatives, student support services, education and training, customer service and support to contribute to student success, innovation and community transformation.

Hou has more than 20 years of career experience, and is a leading national digital transformation expert in higher education and senior IT leadership. He is Harvard educated, has taught graduate-level courses focused on blockchain, and has earned awards in the industry.

Hou currently serves as the education vertical chair of Blockchain Chamber of Commerce, co-chair of Sovrin Ecosystem Governance Framework Taskforce, and is the founding chair of Education (Blockchain) Architecture Special Interest Group at Hyperledger Community under Linux Foundation and the co-founder of Albuquerque Blockchain Alliance (ABA). He was twice elected as the president of Florida Association of Educational Data Systems (FAEDS) and served on the National Reviewing Board for the Blockchain Certificate Exam.