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Sasi Pillay

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Vice President & Chief Information Officer at University of Nevada, Reno
📍 Pullman, Washington, United States

Sasi Pillay is the Vice President and CIO at the University of Nevada, Reno, and a CIO Hall of Fame inductee. His distinguished career includes serving as the Chief Technology Officer for IT at NASA. He holds a Ph. D. from Case Western Reserve University and a Masters degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

He is a recipient of the NASA Exceptional Service Medal and the Presidential Rank Award for meritorious executives.

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Current Role
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Location
Pullman, Washington, United States
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Priorities

Topics Sasi cares about

AI in Higher Education
He has recently given keynotes and spoken on podcasts about the transformational impact of artificial intelligence on the university landscape.
Research Computing
Focuses on meeting the complex technology needs for researchers at a Carnegie R1 'Very High Research' institution.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
University of Nevada, Reno
1-2016 - 1-2023
Vice President and CIO
Washington State University
2-2014 - 1-2016
Associate Vice President and CIO
University of Wisconsin System
8-2011 - 1-2014
CTO
NASA
11-1996 - 8-2011
CIO
NASA Glenn Research Center
In the press

Media appearances

Dr. Sasi Pillay named vice president for information technology. Featured in University of Nevada, Reno – Nevada Today
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Sagebrushers season 2 ep. 18: Vice President for Information Technology Sasi Pillay. Featured in University of Nevada, Reno – Nevada Today (Sagebrushers)
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Case Western Reserve University
Master's degree (MS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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