Texas State names Matthew Hall vice president for information technology

Following an extensive national search, Texas State University has named Matthew Hall its Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (VPIT/CIO).

Hall comes to Texas State from the University of Central Florida, where he served as VPIT/CIO. Hall will start at Texas State on Nov. 15.

“I am pleased to welcome Matt Hall to Texas State,” said President Kelly Damphousse. “Matt’s successful career reflects his ability to lead the expansion and implementation of technology capabilities throughout a variety of industry sectors, including higher education, law enforcement, oil and gas, global corporate investment banking, healthcare and software and cloud services.

“A defining characteristic through all of Matt’s higher education roles is his ability and his passion to take a holistic approach in creating IT-shared governance structures built on collaboration among administration, faculty and staff members, and students,” Damphousse said.

Hall will provide university-wide direction, leadership, coordination and administrative oversight across Texas State’s central and distributed information technology infrastructure. Information technology enterprise plays a pivotal role in Texas State’s digital transformation, which will accelerate achieving the university’s Hopes & Aspirations Highvision in the Run to R1, enhance student success, increase overall enrollment, grow the Round Rock Campus and become an employer of choice. A central component in the VPIT/CIO’s responsibilities is developing and implementing strategic technologies that can reduce the administrative effort required to achieve these goals.

“Lisa and I are incredibly excited to become part of the Texas State University community,” Hall said. “As the university strides towards its R1 ambition and emphasizes student success, I’m eager to drive initiatives in AI fluency, modernized technology tools, and the strategic use of technology to bring our ‘Hopes & Aspirations High’ strategy to life. Here's to a future of innovation and collaboration at Texas State.”

Prior to his time at UCF, Hall served as senior associate vice chancellor and CIO at the University of California Santa Barbara, and associate vice chancellor for information technology services, associate chief information architect for Vanderbilt University, where he also held academic appointments as an associate professor of computer science in engineering and a faculty fellow in the English department.

Hall has held senior positions at Koch Industries International, Microsoft, Bank of America and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, where he led efforts to build technology infrastructure, analyze and deploy systems, manage IT operations and enhance information security.

Hall earned a Bachelor of Arts in international/global studies from the University of South Florida, and a master’s degree in international relations and affairs from Florida State University. In addition, he holds multiple certifications in information assurance such as certified information systems security professional, computer hacking forensic investigator and Security+, as well as a Six Sigma green belt.