Center for Information Management Studies
Profile
Name
Kavin W. Moody
Title
Executive Director,
Center for Information Management Studies
Phone
781-239-6346
E-mail
moodyk@babson.edu
Education
B.S., Mathematics, M.B.A., SUNY at Albany
Expertise
Information Technology Management
Business Consulting
Industry Research
Kavin Moody is the Executive Director of the Center for Information Management Studies (CIMS) at Babson College, a regional consortium of academic leaders and industry professionals from over forty companies working together to promote the effective use of information technology (IT). He has held this position since 2002.
Kavin has over 35 years of experience in industry, consulting and education. He joined Babson College in 1996 as Executive-in-Residence, where he worked extensively with CIMS and as a faculty advisor to students within the MBA program. Kavin has also served on advisory boards to several technology companies and has actively consulted to the IT industry and corporate information services organizations. Prior to joining Babson, he was a consultant with Andersen Consulting (Accenture) and a senior IT executive at Gillette and Bank of Boston. Kavin started his career at Corning, Inc. where he worked on new business ventures in industrial, consumer and healthcare industries.
Throughout his career, Kavin has been an advocate of professional development activities. He has published numerous articles in business and professional journals and is a frequent speaker at industry events and professional groups. Kavin is a trustee and past President of the Boston chapter of the Society for Information Management and has served on IT advisory boards at area colleges. While at Gillette, he was a founding sponsor of CIMS and in 1995 was honored as the first recipient of the Babson College CIMS IT Achievement Award for “his outstanding contributions to the field of IT, his assistance to the education community, and his commitment to broadening a network of IT professionals.”
Kavin holds a B.S. in Mathematics and an MBA from SUNY Albany.