Since his retirement in 2005, UC-Berkeley's Associate Vice Chancellor and CIO Emeritus and current ECAR fellow John (Jack) McCredie has devoted much of his professional energy to studying and writing/speaking about IT governance and leadership in higher education. In his role at UC-Berkeley, he was responsible for leading central IT support for academic, administrative, and outreach programs, including the campus data and voice networks for the university. In this article, McCredie shares his perspectives on IT governance issues.