IS&T Organization

On this page:
Client Support Services
Infrastructure Software Development and Architecture
Operations and Infrastructure Services
Student and Administrative Information Systems (SAIS)
IS&T Finance and Administration
IS&T Human Resources

Listed below are the functional areas of the organization and a brief description of their missions. An Organizational Chart is also available.

Client Support Services (CSS)

Barbara Goguen, Interim Director

CSS partners with the entire MIT community of faculty, students and staff to maximize their effective use of IT services and technology in fulfillment of MIT's mission of education and research. As members of this community, we embrace the Institute's commitment to technological innovation and creativity in how we do our work, and bring our expertise to bear in serving and supporting our customers, internal and external.

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Infrastructure Software Development and Architecture (ISDA)

Steve Buckley, Interim Director

ISDA exists to create, maintain and promote a best class of flexible infrastructure software framework with interfaces that are easily usable by software developers across MIT; to promote simple, flexible and efficient collaboration services among faculty, researchers and students at MIT by engaging with our customers and responding directly to their needs; and to ensure technology decisions are guided by a desire to promote alignment and interoperability, allowing our community to innovate with us.

ISDA also works to conceptualize and define MIT's IT Architecture in partnership with ITAG, MITCET, ACCORD, IT-Leads, ISTAB and other key MIT community forums and to maintain an appropriate balance between engaging in development for MIT and the world-at-large .

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Operations and Infrastructure Services (OIS)

Theresa Regan, Director

OIS exists to provide the MIT community with fundamental IT services, including Telephony, MITnet, and network based applications such as email, calendar, and VoIP; Co-location and server operations services for IS&T and DLCs including database administration, SAN storage, and backup and recovery; and Data center planning

OIS also supports the MIT community with long term and strategic planning for these services. These services support the full range of academic, research, and administrative activities. The OIS teams work collaboratively with all other IS&T teams to ensure the highest level of support and service to MIT's students, faculty, and staff.

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Student and Administrative Information Systems (SAIS)

Christine Meholic, Director

The mission of the SAIS is to sustain, improve and grow the student and administrative systems of MIT in support of the student, faculty, administration and their business and operational requirements; to promote and encourage business process improvement; to bridge technology and business expertise.

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IS&T Finance and Administration

Allen Wallace, Interim Director

The Finance Team exists to coordinate the management of IS&T finances; manage IS&T interactions with the Institute's central financial offices; plan and orchestrate the budget preparation process and prepare the results for presentation and for incorporation in the Institute's budget system; facilitate tracking actual financial performance against budgets; support the I/T Leadership Team, team leaders, project leaders, and other IS&T staff in fulfilling their financial management responsibilities; and work with the Management Reporting/Financial Operations team to introduce the new financial processes and systems associated with them into IS&T.

The Administration Team exists to provide ongoing site and administrative services include site maintenance, scheduling meetings and trips, arranging events, coordinating office moves, receptionist.

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IS&T Human Resources (IST-HR)

Jesse Simone, Director

The IST-HR Team strives to provide IS&T staff with timely HR support and services, including Benefits, Compensation, Employee Relations, HR Policy and Administration, Individual and Organizational Training and Development, Orientation, Performance Management, Recruitment, and Rewards and Recognition.

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