Associate Director, Analytics and Data Strategy
Curtis Josey MEng ’16 was promoted to a newly established position in the University Audit Office (UAO) as Associate Director, Analytics & Data Strategy in 2023, to help accelerate digital transformation efforts. He is responsible for the overall vision, strategy, and leadership for data analytics, visualization and reporting; data lifecycle management; websites, online collaboration tools and other digital innovation projects, in support of the Office of the Chief Risk Officer (OCRO) functional activities and administrative priorities across the university, including Ithaca-based and Weill Cornell Medicine units.
Curtis joined University Audit Office in 2015, as an experienced professional in Administrative Operations and Information Technology, with demonstrable success in commercial systems integration, business process improvement, continuous improvement, data analytics, human computer interaction, information security management, software development, and project management. Key positions previously held include:
- Cornell University – Data Analytics Manager, UAO
- Cornell University – Senior Data Analyst, UAO
- Cornell University – Database & Business Systems Manager, CALS
- Finger Lakes Engineering – Project Leader
- CJ Software, LLC – Principal Consultant
Education
Curtis holds a Master of Engineering in Computer Science from Cornell University (Class of 2016), a B.S. in Information Technology and an A.S. in Computer Science. He has earned several professional certifications, including: ACL Certified Data Analyst (ACDA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), and Oracle: PL/SQL.
Professional Interests
He is interested in maturing the use of advanced analytics and machine learning for risk assurance planning, scoping, fieldwork, and reporting purposes, enhancing institutional cybersecurity, data privacy and IT governance maturity, while fostering various audit innovation efforts. Curtis has presented on audit, data driven risk assurance, and related topics at national, regional and local conferences, as well as to Cornell student in AEM 4225, Systems and Analytics in Accounting, a class offered by the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics.