MUSC names new chief information officer

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – After a national search process, Todd Leach has accepted the role of enterprise chief information officer (CIO) for Information Solutions and will begin his service on July 31. He will oversee a team of technology specialists, providing a mission-aligned vision, leadership and services in support of the institution.

Leach will plan, develop, implement and support all information technology, analytic and informatics initiatives across the enterprise. Originally from Western Pennsylvania, he completed his undergraduate degree in computer science at Slippery Rock University and earned his MBA from the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Leach comes to MUSC with more than 30 years of experience in information technology and related positions and a progressive leadership career in information technology that culminated in the CIO position at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He has extensive experience with the management and delivery of information technology services to all areas of a complex academic medical center, including clinical, education, research and institutional support. He has worked as an IT consultant over the last several years for several national firms and is excited to return to a leadership and operational role in an academic health system and university.