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Gráinne McElroy

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CIO Faculty of Medicine, Deputy CIO UBC at The University of British Columbia
📍 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Gráinne McElroy is the CIO for the Faculty of Medicine and Chief Architect at The University of British Columbia, with over 25 years of experience transforming IT organizations. Educated at Imperial College London and University College Dublin, colleagues describe her as a pragmatic, determined, and courageous team player dedicated to delivering business-driven technology solutions.

Outside of her technology leadership roles, Gráinne has a strong commitment to community and youth development. She has served as President of the Parents Auxiliary for a school and as the Director of Sports Development for BC Artistic Swimming, where she helped build club roadmaps for remote parts of the province.

She once discussed the winner of the 8+ Olympic Final in Sydney while holding her six-week-old daughter, correctly predicting the team that wanted it most would win.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
CIO Faculty of Medicine, Deputy CIO UBC
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Digital Health Transformation
As CIO for the Faculty of Medicine, she is responsible for the strategic planning and execution of IT to support educational innovation and translational data and analytics.
Enterprise Architecture
Holds the title of Chief Architect at UBC and chairs the Architecture Review Board, demonstrating a core focus on high-level IT infrastructure and strategy.
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Career

Work history

1-2019
CIO Faculty of Medicine, Deputy CIO UBC
The University of British Columbia
6-2018 - 12-2018
President of the Parents' Auxiliary & School Governor
St. Michaels University School
1-2016 - 1-2019
Chief Information Officer
Royal Roads University
10-2014 - 10-2016
Director Sports Development
BC Artistic Swimming
6-2014 - 6-2018
Vice President, Parents' Auxiliary
St. Michaels University School
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Education
MSc
Imperial College London
BE
University College Dublin
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