Brian Stewart
Contact Details
Brian Stewart
Chief Information Officer
Athabasca University
Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3
CANADA
About Me
My Bio
Brian moved to Canada in 1988 from Ireland, and settled in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
He has spent most of his career in the printing and publishing industry. For the majority of his printing career Brian was responsible for adopting information technology to printing processes, his most notable achievements were the development of an automated internet based print system; a suite of colour management software tools; and the development of industry leading production systems.
Brian graduated from Athabasca’s Centre for Innovative Management in 2000 with an MBA. He also holds an MA in Economics (first class honours) from University College Cork in Ireland.
He joined Athabasca University in 2003 as Director of Operations at the Centre for Innovative Management and was appointed to his current position of CIO in 2004. As CIO, Brian’s role is to provide strategic leadership to the application of Information technology (IT) to the activities of the University. In particular Brian is charged with identifying and resourcing appropriate technologies to improve administrative efficiency and effectiveness; to assist the Academic Community’s use of IT to develop programmes which improve student’s learning and success; and to facilitate the research and development of world class e-learning initiatives.
Brian has a passionate interest in the use of IT to improve learning, research and organisational performance. His current position as CIO affords him the opportunity to support the development, adoption and utilisation of leading edge technologies to improve student experience.
He has spent most of his career in the printing and publishing industry. For the majority of his printing career Brian was responsible for adopting information technology to printing processes, his most notable achievements were the development of an automated internet based print system; a suite of colour management software tools; and the development of industry leading production systems.
Brian graduated from Athabasca’s Centre for Innovative Management in 2000 with an MBA. He also holds an MA in Economics (first class honours) from University College Cork in Ireland.
He joined Athabasca University in 2003 as Director of Operations at the Centre for Innovative Management and was appointed to his current position of CIO in 2004. As CIO, Brian’s role is to provide strategic leadership to the application of Information technology (IT) to the activities of the University. In particular Brian is charged with identifying and resourcing appropriate technologies to improve administrative efficiency and effectiveness; to assist the Academic Community’s use of IT to develop programmes which improve student’s learning and success; and to facilitate the research and development of world class e-learning initiatives.
Brian has a passionate interest in the use of IT to improve learning, research and organisational performance. His current position as CIO affords him the opportunity to support the development, adoption and utilisation of leading edge technologies to improve student experience.
