Natalie Hidalgo

Natalie (she/her), a native New Yorker, joined NYU Steinhardt as Chief Information Officer. With a genuine curiosity for how things work, Natalie earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology at NYU and completed graduate-level coursework in Forensic Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. This background has greatly influenced her collaborative approach to developing solutions with clients and the community. Natalie brings over 15 years of experience in higher education administration, service and project management, process improvement, organizational development and transformative initiatives.

Prior to joining NYU Steinhardt, Natalie held numerous roles in NYU's central Information Technology (IT) organization focused on meeting the evolving needs of the NYU community including ensuring enterprise IT quality service delivery to students, faculty, staff, and researchers across NYU's global locations in Africa, Europe, Australia, Asia, North America, and South America. More recently, Natalie worked in NYU's Campus Safety department overseeing Transportation Services, Professional Standards, Strategic Initiatives, Finance, and Administration.

Natalie is the co-founder of Women in Tech (WIT) and Women in Campus Safety at NYU. Natalie was featured in Hispanic Executive magazine as an influential leader and was the recipient of Internet2's 2016 Diversity Award in recognition of her service to higher education.