Corinne Bannon

Corinne Bannon has served the University of Kansas in a newly expanded role as Chief Strategy and Data Officer and Vice Chancellor since November 2024, reporting directly to Chancellor Girod. Corinne oversees the Office of Analytics, Institutional Research, and Effectiveness (AIRE), a One KU central data and analytics office that helps university leaders and constituents measure and advance KU’s strategic priorities. AIRE manages the development and maintenance of KU’s data warehouse, enterprise analytics tools, institutional surveys, special studies to inform decision-making, and the submission of federal and state-mandated reports. In January 2025, the Enterprise Analytics team at the KU Medical Center joined AIRE. As the leader of AIRE, Corinne has also served as the architect for the Jayhawks Rising strategic plan and led her team in creating data tools for university leaders at multiple levels to track progress towards advancing key university metrics.

In her role as Chief Strategy and Data Officer, Corinne serves on the University Cabinet, working across the Cabinet and the University to implement the One KU initiative. In this role, she provides strategic guidance to the Chancellor and Cabinet members, focusing on outcomes-driven execution of university priorities. In 2025, she will establish the University Strategy and Strategic Implementation Office to further advance these efforts while continuing to lead AIRE.

Corinne joined KU in 2016 and has held progressively senior roles within AIRE, from first serving as an analyst with hands on experience in SQL programming, statistical analysis, and dashboard development, to serving as the Assistant Director for Academic Data Analytics, the Director of Institutional Effectiveness, and most recently as the Chief Data Officer since early 2022. She has been a driving force behind KU’s data-driven decision-making and strategic planning.

Prior to joining KU, Corinne served in progressively responsible roles at Wichita State University’s Public Policy and Management Center, last serving as the Community Research Manager. She led a wide range of research and engagement projects across Kansas, including strategic planning, organizational design reviews, and large-scale community research, always engaging organizations and communities with data, information, and analysis to inform strategic action. 

Earlier in her career, Corinne worked in municipal government for the city of Wichita as a management fellow in the city manager’s office and as a budget and research analyst in the Department of Finance. 

Corinne earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Tabor College, a Master of Public Administration from Wichita State University, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with a concentration in Higher Education Administration from the University of Kansas.