Katie Gray

Professor Katie Gray is Co-Coordinator of the Management Information Systems (MIS) program, and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Information, Risk and Operations Management at UT Austin’s McCombs School of Business. Over the last nine years, Prof. Gray has taught a variety of undergraduate courses including Introduction to Information Technology Management, Problem Solving and Programming, and Web Application Development. Her classes focus on improving business processes and using technology to drive business change. She also serves in various mentorship roles, including sponsoring the Management Information Systems Association and coaching UT Austin’s team at the annual CoMIS case competition. Before joining the faculty at The University of Texas, Prof. Gray worked as a consultant for Accenture. Her primary responsibilities focused on updating the architecture of a key taxpayer correspondence system for the IRS. Before her tenure at Accenture, Prof. Gray developed systems for cross-portfolio product analysis in IBM’s software group. Prof. Gray has been awarded the Hank and Mary Harkins Award for Effective Teaching in Undergraduate Classes, and she was a member of the 2015 “Texas Ten,” an award given to inspiring professors by the Texas Exes Association. Professor Gray lives with her husband, Andrew, and three children in Georgetown.

Education

• MS Texas A&M University - Mays Business School (2003 — 2004)
• BBA The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business (1999 — 2003)

Companies

• Professor of Instruction and Assistant Department Chair Texas McCombs School of Business (2022)
• Distinguished Senior Lecturer and Assistant Department Chair The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business (2020 — 2021)
• Senior Lecturer and Assistant Chair Texas McCombs School of Business (2017 — 2020)
• Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Co-Coordinator Texas McCombs School of Business (2014 — 2020)
• Lecturer, Undergraduate Co-Coordinator Texas McCombs School of Business (2008 — 2014)
• Analyst Accenture (2006 — 2008)
• Financial Analyst IBM Tivoli Software (2004 — 2006)

Awards

• Amplify Award for Inclusive Classroom 2020
• Texas Regents Outstanding Teaching Award 2017
• Texas Exes Alcalde Magazine Texas 10 2015
• Hank & Mary Harkins Foundation Award for Effective Teaching in Undergraduate Classes 2013-2014
• McCombs Faculty Honor Roll Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014