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Richard T. Smith

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Chief Information Officer at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
📍 Greater Philadelphia, United States

Richard T. Smith is the Chief Information Officer at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, bringing over 30 years of IT leadership experience. He spearheads transformative initiatives, including implementing data warehouses and a "cloud first" strategy. He holds both a BS and an MBA from Saint Josephs University and is described as an amazing, thorough team player.

Outside of his primary role, Richard is a huge Philadelphia sports fan, following the Eagles, Phillies, and Sixers closely. He has been an early adopter and dedicated participant in a fantasy football league with friends for over 25 years, finally winning his first championship recently.

He believes the CIO of the future needs to be an inspirational leader and strategic business partner.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Philadelphia, United States
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Data-Driven Decision Making
He led the implementation of a modern data warehouse at PCOM to turn operational data into actionable information for decision-making and to improve student outcomes.
Higher Education IT
He is passionate about innovation in higher education and believes in leveraging technology to maximize business value and exceed stakeholder expectations in an academic setting.
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Career

Work history

2-2019
Chief Information Officer
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
5-2006 - 2-2019
Vice President, Information Technology
Elwyn
8-1990 - 8-1997
Database Administrator / Developer / System Administrator
Fastech
Vice President Information Technology
International Engineering and Manufacturing
Director, Software Engineering
Covad Communications
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Media appearances

Get to Know PCOM Chief Information Officer Rick Smith, MBA. Featured in PCOM News (Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine)
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College Hires New Chief Information Officer. Featured in PCOM News (Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine)
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Education
2009 - 2010
Graduate
Saint Joseph's University - Erivan K. Haub School of Business
1986 - 1990
Bachelor's
Saint Joseph's University
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