Dr. M. Lewis Temares is VP/CIO Emeritus for Information Technology, and Dean Emeritus of the College of Engineering at the University of Miami. For the majority of his career, he led a staff of 300 employees responsible for all aspects of computing and telecommunications with a $40 million budget.  Dr. Temares joined the University of Miami in 1980 and later became the first officially designated Chief Information Officer in higher education in the United States, while simultaneously serving as Dean of the College of Engineering from 1994-2007.  Selected as one of the “Premiere 100 IT Leaders in the World”, he led the University of Miami IT Department  to place in the top 10 of ComputerWorld’s “Best Places to Work” for 8 consecutive years, a distinction only the University of Miami can claim.

Dr. Temares served on the Board of Directors of The Main Street America Group, an insurance conglomerate composed of NGM Insurance Company, Old Dominion Insurance Company, Main Street America Assurance Company and MSA Insurance Company from 2004 to 2009.  In 2008, he joined the Board of Directors of eLandia, a leading technology enabler focused on business transformation through integration, education and infrastructure solutions.

He earned his undergraduate degree from City College in New York, an M.B.A. from Baruch College, an M.S. in Business from Columbia University of New York, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Marketing and Statistics from the City University of New York. A frequent keynote speaker, author, and presenter at academic, business and information technology conferences, Dr. Temares has consulted with governmental agencies, private companies, and multinational organizations alike.  He is often cited in national publications and is a senior member of IEEE, a Fellow in the American Marketing Society and a member of multiple executive councils and advisory boards including the Dell Platinum Council and Microsoft Higher Education Advisory Group.