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Waltham, MA-based Bentley University has Promoted Phillip Knutel as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Bentley University is one of the nation`s leading business schools, dedicated to preparing a new kind of business leader and one with the deep technical skills, the broad global perspective and the high ethical standards required to make a difference in an ever-changing world. To achieve our goal, we infuse our advanced business curriculum with the richness of a liberal arts education. The results are graduates who are making an impact in their chosen fields and turning their passions into success stories. Located on a classic New England campus just minutes from Boston, Bentley is a dynamic community of leaders, scholars and creative thinkers.
About the Person
Phillip Knutel, former Chief Information Officer at Bentley University. As Vice President and CIO, he will apply his experience in employing a wide range of academic and administrative technology solutions to lead the planning, administration and oversight of all of Babson’s information systems, telecommunications, the library, IT security, and online learning project development and execution. He will also be working to create and implement a long-term strategy to align the College’s IT priorities with its mission and curriculum. At Bentley, Dr. Knutel strove to constantly improve academic technology and library services by using creative, innovative approaches that leveraged nascent technologies and helped faculty integrate technology resources to improve student learning as well as assist students and faculty in conducting research effectively. He also oversaw the renovation that transformed the campus library, underscoring the importance of a library as a place for collaboration and quiet contemplation in addition to extensive online research resources. Dr. Knutel was responsible for the design and delivery of high quality blended and hybrid online courses in which enrollments exceeded 20,000 since 2000. He also served as a faculty member in Bentley’s Information Design and Corporate Communication Department. He holds a BS magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University (where he also served as president of his college student association), an EdM from Harvard University, and PhD in higher education administration from the University of Michigan.
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