Tom Andriola

Tom Andriola joined University of California, Irvine in 2019, where he passionately oversees initiatives related to technology and data to enhance the mission of education, research, health care, and community service. Prior to joining UC Irvine, Tom was vice president and chief information officer of the University of California system, overseeing the information technology function of 8,000 staff and repositioning IT strategically within the university.

Tom has many experiences as a strategic business and technology leader serving the public and private sectors and running organizations globally. Prior to joining UC Irvine, he served as vice president and chief information officer (CIO) for the University of California system working with campus and health care leaders to expand the use of technology strategically and realize operational synergies. Among his accomplishments, he created the organizational platform to support the collaboration of 8,000 IT professionals across the university, launched a nationally recognized IT leadership academy, and played a leading role in developing University of California Health’s big data strategy, which led to the creation of the University of California-wide clinical data warehouse representing 16 million patients.

Before his university service, Tom was a business leader in the health care industry. He was responsible for building software businesses to serve hospitals and health care providers, bringing experience in developing solutions globally. His businesses specialized in first-of-kind solutions that blended technology and business model innovation. Major accomplishments included enabling the first national mammography program in Europe, introducing a virtual care solution for intensive care patients in India, and collaborating with Peking University and the China Association for Cardiologists to build its first clinical data repository of cardiology patients in China. Over the course of his career, he has built innovation teams in many centers worldwide, including India, China, Israel, and Brazil.