Dr. Pablo Molina

Dr. Pablo Molina is the Interim Chief Information Officer (CIO), leading a dedicated team of professionals who harness information technologies to support the educational and research mission of Drexel University.

Dr. Molina holds a doctorate degree on the adoption of technology from Georgetown University and an MBA from Saint Louis University. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, as well as a Certified Information Privacy Professional. 

In addition to his expertise in information technology, Dr. Molina has an extensive background in cybersecurity and the ethics of technology. He is the founder and executive director of the International Applied Ethics and Technology Association and is on the board of the Center for Artificial Intelligence Digital Policy. He regularly offers news commentary about information security, privacy, the ethics of tech companies, and laws related to technology and information management.

He was CISO at Drexel University, CIO at the Association of American Law Schools, Southern Connecticut State University, and Georgetown University. Prior to that, he worked as director of information technology for the University of Pennsylvania, lecturer/director of information systems for Washington University in Saint Louis, and senior lecturer for the University of Missouri in Saint Louis. Before his career in academia, he was MIS manager at the Saint Louis Zoo. Previously, he built a technology company in Madrid, where he also served as editor-in-chief of computer magazines, authored several books on technology, and taught information technology at the Escuela de Hacienda Publica.

He was the recipient of the 2006 CIO Magazine Ones to Watch Award and the Standout Achievement Award as Innovator, and he was recognized in 2007 as one of the Top 40 Under 40 IT Innovators by ComputerWorld. In 2013, 2014, and 2019, Dr. Molina was the recipient of the HITEC 100 Awards, recognizing the 100 most influential and notable Hispanic professionals in the technology industry. In 2020, he received a Fulbright award to collaborate on Artificial Intelligence at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. In 2025, he received his second Tropaia Outstanding Faculty award from Georgetown University.