Susan Malisch

Susan Malisch currently serves as Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Loyola University Chicago. In this capacity, Susan leads the development and implementation of the University’s information technology (IT) strategic direction, and delivers IT services that support student learning, faculty research and teaching, administrative processes, and public service. Ms. Malisch frequently contributes in significant roles beyond IT at Loyola. Prior to joining Loyola, Ms. Malisch held technology leadership roles at Novell, Cambridge Technology Partners, UCLA, and ATT (formerly Southwestern Bell Communications). Ms. Malisch is the recipient of several leadership awards, including the 2016 SIM Leader of the Year Award and the 2010 CIO of the Year award from the SIM Chicago Chapter, the Executives Club of Chicago and Association of IT Professionals. Ms. Malisch is a past President and current Trustee for the SIM Chicago Chapter and volunteers with a number of educational and professional organizations. When asked why she would like to serve as a SIM board member, Ms. Malisch shared the following: “SIM is our community – our active engagement and participation is essential to maintain a vibrant, relevant and “connected” experience. As our profession evolves, so too, SIM seeks to evolve services and offerings to ensure we are informed, aware and competitive. Years of experience as a volunteer board member and leader has deepened my understanding of the mission, planning, and operations of a professional association. The competitive landscape for non-profit associations has grown in recent years with many market players offering similar programming in for-profit models. Ours is the only professional association run by an all-volunteer board that promotes and supports our business technology leadership/CIO community, and also gives back, and invests in, the local chapter communities. The combined capabilities and awareness of some of the challenges and opportunities facing professional associations, coupled with my commitment and passion for technology and leadership excellence, service in our community, and lifelong learning demonstrate both my ability and desire to lend these skills to advance the mission of SIM.In addition to volunteer board service for the local Chicago SIM Chapter, I've previously served as a board member and member of the Financial Aid Committee for the Lycee Francais de Chicago, and have also served as Vice President and President for the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities -Conference on IT Management (AJCU-CITM). I find the service on these volunteer boards to support the mission and vision of these groups that I so believe in to be very rewarding and one way that I can give back to the communities that have given me so much.”