The Center for Higher Education CIO Studies, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded by Dr. Wayne A. Brown. Dr. Brown was a longtime chief information officer in higher education, industry and the US Air Force. He has devoted his professional and academic studies to CIO attributes and effectiveness in higher education. CHECS’ mission is to contribute to the education and the development of the chief information officer in higher education. Information learned through the study is presented to the public at industry-related venues; past presentations include EDUCAUSE, The Association for Computing Machinery, Campus Technology, Ellucian, ACUTA, and other higher education conferences. Findings have also been published in industry-related publications, such as the Chronicle for Higher Education, Campus Technology, Public CIO, EDUCAUSE Quarterly and EDUCAUSE Review and Gartner. The CIO study has been conducted since 2003 and the Technology Leader study has been conducted since 2009.