Patrick Turner, Ed.D.
VP, IT & Security Operations
Dr. Patrick Turner works directly with AccelerEd’s IT operations leaders to manage the company’s IT infrastructure, telephony, help desk, cloud and server engineering, as well as security operations and risk compliance groups. He has more than 40 years of experience in education and technology, with a focus on IT management, software development, enterprise application architecture, IT infrastructure design, and security operations.
Prior to joining AccelerEd, Pat served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, MI, where he led IT vision and strategy while supporting the institution’s pivot to online course delivery. Throughout his career, Pat has served in a variety of senior positions at Mechanical Dynamics, Liberty Center One, Web Elite, Schlumberger, and General Motors.
Pat received his doctorate in Education from Ferris State University and holds a master’s degree from MIT as well as a bachelor’s degree from Michigan Technological University.
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