Christopher LaRocca
Adjunct Faculty at Villanova University
Biography
Villanova University
Christopher LaRocca, PMI-ACP. For over 17 years, Chris has managed programs and projects in information technology serving the healthcare, publishing, education, insurance, and transportation industries. As project manager, Chris’ teams secured two federal grants and equipped numerous hospitals and clinics with telepresence systems for tele-behavioral health expansion. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and Stanford Certified Project Manager (SCPM). Chris holds a Master of Information Technology degree and is a second-year student in a Doctor of Business Administration Program. Currently, he works as program manager for a healthcare non-profit in Albany, NY. Chris’ students enjoy his interactive class activities and relevant case studies.
Education
- Doctor of Business Administration Wilmington University (2019 - 2022)
- Doctoral Candidate Stanford University (2013 - 2015)
- Master of Information Technology (MIT) American InterContinental University (1997 — 1998)
- BSEd The University of Georgia (1989 — 1993)
- Certificat d’Assiduité Université de Strasbourg (1992 — 1992)
Companies
- Program Manager Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (2019)
- Adjunct Faculty Villanova University (2017)
- Project Program Management Specialist Advisor NTT DATA Services (2018 — 2019)
- Project Program Management Sr. Principal Consultant NTT DATA Services (2015 — 2019)
- Project Program Management Principal Consultant NTT DATA Services (2011 — 2019)
- Adjunct Professor SUNY Empire State College (2012 — 2015)
- Assistant Professor American InterContinental University (2001 — 2011)
- Programmer/Analyst McKesson (2004 — 2010)
- Sr. Programmer-Analyst Georgia-Pacific LLC (2001 — 2003)
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