TO: Campus Community
FR: Monir Ahmed, Vice President for Administration & Finance
I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Jacob Hornsby as the new Associate Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at Sonoma State University. Dr. Hornsby brings with him over 25 years of rich experience across the higher education, military, non-profit, and for-profit sectors.
For the past seven years, Dr. Hornsby has been serving as the Chief Information Officer at California State University, East Bay. During his tenure, he has played a pivotal role in leading several system-wide initiatives, including Academic Technologies, CRM, cloud computing, Accessibility Services, online program development, infrastructure, and marketing and communications.
Dr. Hornsby will lead IT infrastructure and network improvement efforts at Sonoma State with a focus on efficiency and customer satisfaction. He will start on December 2, 2024.
We look forward to welcoming Dr. Hornsby to our campus. I appreciate the efforts of the recruitment team and committee during this search process.