Partnering with Finance to Recover from Technical Debt
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In this episode, host Joe Gottlieb welcomes Matthew Gunkel, Chief Information Officer at the University of California, Riverside. Matt shares how his team partnered with finance to tackle long-standing technical debt and drive meaningful digital transformation at UCR.
Listeners will learn how thoughtful collaboration, strategic planning, and a shared commitment to innovation helped a resource-constrained institution modernize its application ecosystem, transition to cloud infrastructure, and embrace AI in ways that support student success and operational efficiency. Matt’s insights offer a compelling look at what’s possible when IT and finance unite around a common purpose: recovering from technical debt to create better outcomes for both students and the institution.
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University of California, Riverside
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