Helen Norris

Helen Norris serves as Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Chapman University, where she is responsible for leading the university’s information technology strategy and services, and oversight of the University Library.  Ms. Norris joined Chapman in 2014 after holding technology leadership roles at California State University, Sacramento, and the University of California, Berkeley.

Ms. Norris serves on the Data and Tools Advisory Board of the California Cradle-to-Career Data System (https://c2c.ca.gov/). She is a member of the board of directors for the Society for Information Management and STEM Advantage. She previously served as board member and board chair of EDUCAUSE and as a trustee and board chair for the National Endowment for Financial Education.

Originally from Ireland, Ms. Norris earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, and a Master's degree in Computer Resource Management and Business Administration from Webster University, St. Louis. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including a SoCal CIO Orbie Award in 2023 (https://socalcio.org/awards/2023).