Jonathan Piersol
Managing Director
Strategic Planning

Phone: (202) 994-5485
E-mail: jpiersol@gwu.edu

• Responsible for shaping technology strategy initiatives and maintaining the alignment between ISS goals and the University’s strategic goals.  
• Area of responsibility include: Strategic Initiatives, IT Governance, Capital Budgeting, Strategic Planning, and Program Development. 
• Has more than twenty years of IT leadership and has been with GW since 1999.
• Has lead several key areas within ISS including Enterprise Systems, Plans & Operations, Data Center Operations, ISS Special Projects, Telecommunications Systems Administration, and Client Service
• Directed the project to build the Virginia Data Center in Ashburn, Va.
• Prior to GW, held managerial positions with Lucent Technologies, TeleSpectrum Worldwide Inc., North American Communications Inc. and served in the United States Marine Corps.
• Holds a B.S. degree from Strayer College and Master’s certificates from M.I.T.’s Sloan Business School and Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.