Bobby Schnabel



Bobby Schnabel is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, as well as external chair of computer science.

From Nov 2015 – Nov 2017, Bobby was Chief Executive Officer of the Association for Computing Machinery, the oldest and largest society of computing professionals and students. From July 2007 – Oct. 2015, he was Dean of the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University, and professor of computer science and of informatics at Indiana University Bloomington. From August 2009 – July 2010, he also served as Indiana University’s Interim Vice President for Research. From 1977 – 2007, Bobby was a member of the computer science faculty of the University of Colorado Boulder. At CU-Boulder he also served as Vice Provost for Academic and Campus Technology and Chief Information Officer from 1998-2007, founding director of the Alliance for Technology, Learning and Society (ATLAS) from 1997-2007, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering and Applied Science from 1995-1997, and chair of the Department of Computer Science from 1990-1995

Bobby is a co-founder and executive team member of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), and former chair of the ACM Education Policy Committee.