Cynthia Golden

Cynthia Golden is responsible for professional development activities at EDUCAUSE, as well as for the association's content and knowledge management initiatives. Her portfolio includes program development for management and leadership efforts, web-based seminars and other programs that serve the membership. She also works with committees for the annual, regional, and special-topic conferences to create relevant and compelling experiences for the members. Cynthia has general oversight for EDUCAUSE services and operations, and coordinates efforts with affiliate organizations. She has written extensively for professional publications, and edited and contributed to the book "Cultivating Careers: Professional Development for Campus IT."

Prior to joining EDUCAUSE in late 2001, she served as Executive Director of Computing and Technology Services at Duquesne University, where she had been the CIO since 1998. Before coming to Duquesne, Golden was manager of business applications in the Information Systems division at MIT, where she also coordinated administrative computing architecture. She was Associate Director of Administrative Systems at Carnegie Mellon University before joining the staff at MIT. Cynthia has served on the CAUSE Board of Directors, on two national program committees, a variety of association committees, and as coordinator of the CIO listserv, and has been a frequent presenter at many events and conferences, including CAUSE, Educom, and EDUCAUSE events.