About me

Steve Watt is Chief Information Officer at the University of St Andrews. A native of Scotland he was born in Dundee in 1971. He currently lives in the City of Dundee famous once for Jute, Jam and Journalism (but maybe now Computer Games, The V&A and a range of other amazing developments!).

Steve was educated at the University of Abertay Dundee where he gained a Bachelor of Science degree in Building Engineering & Management, a Master of Science degree in Information Technology and later a Master of Business Administration degree.

Steve is a European Engineer, Chartered Engineer, Chartered IT Professional and a Fellow of the British Computer Society and has 30 years experience working within the Information Technology field.

He has worked primarily in the Higher Education sector in a variety of roles which have included Network Analyst, IT Manager, Depute Head of Information Services and Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Steve has also worked in the private sector for Low & Bonar plc in both Europe and North America. In this role he was responsible for the co-ordination and delivery of corporate IT provision at around 52 locations which included the provisioning and management of wide area networking, telecommunications, groupware and systems management working with outsourced partners centralising the core ICT support for all sites to the UK. He has also worked as a consultant across a range of industries.

In his current role as CIO at the University of St Andrews he is responsible for the IT Services function comprising of around 120 staff. He is responsible for the strategic development of all IT provision including cyber security and digital developments.

Steve was given the title 'ICT Leader of the Year' at the Holyrood Connect Awards in June 2013 and has been recognised for the innovative work he and his team have undertaken.  

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