Joshua Beeman: Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Joshua Beeman has been named Penn’s vice president for information technology and chief information officer of the University of Pennsylvania, effective April 1 and pending approval by the Board of Trustees. The appointment was announced by Executive Vice President Mark F. Dingfield and Provost John L. Jackson, Jr. following a national search with exceptionally strong candidates.
“Josh has been instrumental in advancing Penn’s technology infrastructure, and his appointment reflects both the confidence we have in his leadership and the ambition we have for what comes next,” said Dr. Dingfield. “He understands the full scope of what enterprise IT means for Penn, and he has the vision to usher us into our next chapter. I’m delighted to have Josh lead the University in this important role.”
Mr. Beeman will oversee Information Systems and Computing, Penn’s central IT organization, which provides core network, data, communications, enterprise applications, and information security services and works closely with IT teams across the University.
Mr. Beeman has served as interim vice president and University CIO since August 2025, leading the delivery of IT services and systems, providing strategic and operational guidance to University leadership, and collaborating closely with IT partners in schools and centers.
Mr. Beeman, who first worked at Penn from 1996 to 2007 and returned in 2010, previously served as associate vice president of IT/associate CIO and as Penn’s information security officer. In those roles, he was a driving force behind major University-wide IT efforts, including redesigning Penn’s IT security framework in response to the 2015 institutional risk management process, launching SecureIT, leading Penn’s IT strategic planning process, and supporting the creation of the Penn Advanced Research Computing Center.
“Josh has spent years building partnerships across Penn’s schools and centers, and he understands how technology enables the academic enterprise—from research computing to the classroom,” said Provost Jackson. “I look forward to working with him to continue to advance our teaching, research, and service missions through technology.”
Mr. Beeman served for three years as an inaugural member of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank’s Technical Advisory Committee and currently chairs the Technical Advisory Committee of the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) in Berkeley.
He holds a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an MA from Penn, along with Certified Information Systems Security Professional, GIAC Security Essentials, and GIAC Certified Incident Handler certifications.
