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School of Accountancy Conference 2021
Presenters
Eric Denna
Eric is married to his best friend Lyn, and they are the parents of seven children and a growing number of grandchildren (13 so far). He loves to hike, ski, garden, take long walks and sing with Lyn, do woodwork, remodel homes, work with children on their projects, be with family, and serve in his church.
Currently, Eric is Senior Vice President, professional services at HealthCatalyst, a leader in healthcare improvement and analytics. In this role he is responsible for Health Catalyst University, a wide range of client leadership responsibilities, and international business development. He is also on the board of directors of a variety of companies including OC Tanner, Protocol Now, and many others. Prior to his current roles he was the Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the University of Maryland and as the CIO for the University of Utah and the Utah System of Higher Education and was co-chair of the Utah Education Network board of directors. He also served on the board of directors of Educause.
In the private sector, Eric has worked as Chief Operating Officer of The RBL Group and Senior Vice President, Global Operations at Ascent Media. Before that, he served as CIO for Times Mirror Corporation (book division), for Brigham Young University (BYU), and for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Eric was CIO in Residence at The Research Board. He has also worked for Ernst & Whinney, Price Waterhouse, and Coopers & Lybrand as a consultant/researcher. Eric has also consulted with a variety of state and local governments and large firms such as IBM, Sears, State of Washington, Geneva Steel, Scott Paper, Cengage, The Research Board, and many others. He is an active investor and advisor with a variety of entrepreneurial efforts. Early in his career he was the Warnick/Deloitte & Touche Faculty Fellow and associate professor of accounting and information systems at BYU’s Marriott School of Management.
He is an experienced presenter at conferences, seminars, and symposia around the world. Eric has written books and scholarly and professional articles on the strategic use of information technology and has spoken or taught at conferences and universities throughout the world.
Eric has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from BYU, a master’s degree in information systems from BYU, and a doctorate in information systems from Michigan State University, where he was the Coopers & Lybrand Doctoral Scholar.