Huron Consulting Group Grows IT Strategy Expertise within Higher Education
January 27 2016 - 7:55AM
Business Wire
Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of
business consulting services, today announced that Matt Jones has
joined the Company as a managing director in the Education
practice. Jones will play a vital role in assisting college and
university leaders create and implement information technology (IT)
strategies that align with each institution’s overall business
plan.
“As the pressure to control higher education costs continues to
grow, leaders of colleges and universities are recognizing that
technology is a critical aspect of improving back-office
efficiencies. Technology is also part of the growing trend in
delivering course content and developing curriculum,” said Laura
Yaeger, executive vice president, Huron Education. “Matt’s
extensive IT consulting experience will help Huron deliver IT
solutions that meet the unique needs of the higher education
industry.”
Jones brings more than 20 years of experience working in the
areas of IT strategy, assessments, governance, organizational
structure, implementation, and program management. He specializes
in delivering technology services to a range of clients in public,
private and nonprofit environments, inclusive of higher education.
Most recently, Jones served as a national managing partner at
Tatum, leading their technology practice. Prior to working at
Tatum, Jones was a senior manager at Accenture in the federal
government systems integration practice.
About Huron Education
Huron Education is the premier provider serving the unique needs
of the higher education industry. Our team of professionals, each
with extensive knowledge and experience in the business of higher
education and academic medical centers, delivers comprehensive
services to the industry and partners with institutions to improve
business performance across the enterprise. Our professionals draw
from their experience working in the strategic, financial,
operational, technology, and regulatory aspects of higher education
to provide the most effective consulting and software solutions.
Huron Education has helped more than 90 of the nation’s top 100
research universities improve their performance so they can
continue their traditions of extraordinary achievement. Learn more
at www.huronconsultinggroup.com/highereducation or follow us on
Twitter: @Huron.
About Huron Consulting Group
Huron Consulting Group helps clients in diverse industries
improve performance, transform the enterprise, reduce costs,
leverage technology, address regulatory changes, recover from
distress and stimulate growth. Our professionals employ their
expertise in finance, operations, strategy, analytics, and
technology to provide our clients with specialized analyses and
customized advice and solutions that are tailored to address each
client's particular challenges and opportunities to deliver
sustainable and measurable results. The Company provides consulting
services to a wide variety of both financially sound and distressed
organizations, including healthcare organizations, leading academic
institutions, Fortune 500 companies and governmental entities.
Huron has worked with more than 450 health systems, hospitals, and
academic medical centers; and more than 400 universities and
research institutions. Learn more at
www.huronconsultinggroup.com.
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