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Matthew Ricks, CBCP

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Senior Director, IT Facilities Infrastructure & Resilience at Stanford University
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Matthew is a transformational IT leader at Stanford University with over 30 years of experience. As Senior Director, he leads teams managing mission-critical IT infrastructure, data centers, and outside plant. He is a Certified Business Continuity Professional focused on strategic innovation, operational excellence, and institutional resilience.

Outside of his extensive work at Stanford, Matthew is involved in his community, sharing his career journey to inspire the next generation of leaders. He also holds an amateur radio license, pointing to a personal interest in communication technologies and emergency preparedness.

He recently saw the completion of Stanfords new Emergency Operations Center, a critical facility he championed and developed for over eight years.

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Experience
38 Years
Current Role
Senior Director, IT Facilities Infrastructure & Resilience
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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IT Infrastructure Resilience
His role and publications focus on designing and managing resilient IT infrastructure, including data centers, and assessing IT portfolio resilience to meet recovery objectives.
Cyber Incident Planning
He recently published and posted about the importance of lightweight, frequent cyber-incident response exercises to build organizational capability and community preparedness.
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Career

Work history

10-2019
Senior Director, IT Facilities Infrastructure & Resilience
Stanford University
9-2013 - 10-2019
Senior Director, IT Facilities Management and Business Continuity Management
Stanford University
8-2008 - 9-2013
Executive Director, Computing Services
Stanford University
2-2005 - 8-2008
Senior Director, IT Vendor Management Office
Sun Microsystems
4-2004 - 2-2005
Program Director, IT Outsourcing
Sun Microsystems
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Education
2017 - 2021
Master of Professional Studies (MPS)
Penn State University
2001 - 2003
MBA
University of Maryland Global Campus
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