Jay Upchurch

As Executive Vice President and CIO, Jay Upchurch serves SAS’ internal and external customers and partners by helping them strategically embrace technology to manage today’s markets while preparing for tomorrow’s challenges. His role is twofold: leading SAS’ global IT organization and serving as business lead for SAS Managed Cloud Services. Upchurch is passionate about strategic planning and delivering the technology investments, people and processes necessary to realize the company’s vision. That passion helps SAS and its customers maneuver in today’s ever-changing market by leveraging the cloud, human capital and other resources to achieve their goals.