Chris van Liew

Background

About Chris van Liew

Chris Van Liew is the Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives for Seattle University. A Pacific Northwest native and Oregon State University graduate, Chris previously served as the Chief Information Officer for Seattle University, as well as the Chief Information Officer for Weyerhaeuser Company after more than two decades of varied technology roles. Chris has a passion for growing people and building teams to deliver uncompromising results. Reporting to Seattle University's President, Chris is responsible for guiding institutional strategic planning and implementation and is responsible for institutional research, decision support, information technology services, and human resources.Career highlights include:* Value-creating leadership positions since 2001* Proactive ally for Inclusive Excellence (diversity, equity and inclusion) efforts* Responsibility for organizations up to 400 personnel* Deep technology leadership experience: strategy, architecture, customer relationship management; applications delivery/operations, SAP, Ellucian, and Oracle ERP, project management/PMO, infrastructure, business intelligence, supplier management, cybersecurity and risk* Safety advocacy, including sponsorship of corporate safety committees* Volunteer board committee member with MultiCare Health Care* Company IT risk and cybersecurity management in collaboration with the Audit Committee of the Board* Financial management: projects up to $50M annually; operational budgets up to $80M* Numerous mergers, acquisitions and divestitures* Significant operational excellence and cost management results* Corporate strategy development* Business venture plan development* Champion for employee and leadership development, active mentoring for employees within and beyond own organization* Presentations/public speaking at numerous industry, peer and supplier forums