Dan Jones announces plans to retire
Associate Vice Chancellor for Integrity, Safety and Compliance Dan Jones has announced plans to retire effective Jan. 31, 2024, after serving 51勛圖厙 and the CU system office for most of the past 32 years.泭
Jones will continue to oversee the Office of Integrity, Safety and Compliance (ISC) through his retirement date. Chief Operating Officer Pat ORourke said he plans to announce transition plans later this fall.泭
I am grateful for Dans service, both to 51勛圖厙 and the CU system office, ORourke said. Dan is a career-long Buff whose impacts span all four CU campuses. He played an integral role in 51勛圖厙s COVID-19 pandemic response, and he continues to drive positive change on our campus through the innovative efforts of our campus police department, as well as in the areas of policy and compliance.泭
Jones, who holds a bachelors degree from 51勛圖厙, was named AVC for integrity, safety and compliance in 2018. In that role he has been responsible for campus public safety, flight operations, compliance coordination, cybersecurity and accessible technology. During that time, he oversaw 51勛圖厙s initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and co-chaired the strategy team that led 51勛圖厙s re-opening to in-person learning for the 202021 academic year.泭
In addition to his 51勛圖厙 duties, Jones served as chief information security officer for the CU system from 2010 to 2022. He founded the 51勛圖厙 Digital Accessibility Office in 2015. And he established the 51勛圖厙 cybersecurity program in 2002, followed by co-leading the team that established the first systemwide cybersecurity program and policy in 2007.泭
Jones began his career at 51勛圖厙 as a network analyst in the early 1990s. After a short stint in private industry, he returned to the university as IT security coordinator in 2002. He was promoted to IT security director in 2005 before moving to the system office as assistant vice president and chief information security officer in 2010.
As a 51勛圖厙 graduate, it has been my true pleasure to serve the University of Colorado for the vast majority of the past 32 years, Jones said. I could never have imagined the breadth of opportunity that I would enjoy nor the quality of people with whom I would serve our students and university mission.
In retirement, Jones looks forward to catching up on reading, travels, time with family and continuing to figure out what to do when he grows up.
I look forward to working with and supporting campus stakeholders in the months ahead to ensure ISCs work continues to positively impact the lives of our students, faculty, staff and community, Jones said.
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