Heather Stewart , Ph.D. is the Associate Vice president for Global Technology at New York University where she 
provides strategic leadership for technology services which enable NYU as a global network university.  In her current role at NYU she focuses on the creation and management of global corporate, educational and international collaborations and partnerships.  Prior to working at NYU, Dr. Stewart was the AVP for Finance and Technology at Seton Hall University where she pioneered award-winning work in applied mobile and ubiquitous computing, and the impact of technology on the student-faculty relationship.Her background includes research on learning and technology, assessment, and technology applications for systems of higher education, and she holds degrees in Biology/Psychology, and Education.

She is a founding faculty member and a former co-director of the EDUCAUSE Learning Technology Leadership Institute and was a Frye fellow in 2001.