Alan S. Graeff

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Alan S. Graeff was named chief information officer (CIO) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and director of the newly formed Center for Information Technology (CIT) on March 6, 1998. [1] [2]

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As of early 2007, he lived in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife and daughters. [3] He graduated from American University with a B.S. in distributed sciences. [4]

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References

  1. National Institutes of Health. "NIH: About: NIH Almanac: Organization: Center for Information Technology". Archived from the original on 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  2. No More DCRT Graeff Named CIO, Will Head Center for Information Technology
  3. "Births". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on 2016-11-15.
  4. Graeff Named CIO, Will Head Center for Information Technology