Klara Jelinkova is Vice President and University Chief Information Officer at Harvard University. She is
responsible for information technology strategy, policies, and services that support the University's
teaching, learning, and research mission, and business operations. Klara also leads Harvard University
Information Technology (HUIT), Harvard’s central IT provider that serves more than 50,000 educators,
students, and staff. Before joining Harvard, Klara was the Vice President for International Operations
and IT and Chief Information Officer at Rice University. She has also held IT leadership positions at the
University of Chicago, Duke University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Klara holds a Doctorate in Education from Johns Hopkins University, a Master's in Education from
Boston University, and a Bachelor's in Economics and Slavic Languages from the University of Wisconsin-
Madison. She currently serves on several advisory boards of Fortune 500 companies and is a former
member of the Internet2 board of trustees. Klara was selected as the Houston CIO of the Year in 2021,
and for her work related to identity and access management she received the Internet2 Leadership
Award in 2019.