Michael Hayden is Program Chair of both the Master of Information Systems Management (MISM) and Bachelor of Business Information Systems (BABIS) programs and Assistant Professor for the School of Business and Technology at the University of Arizona Global Campus

His professional background includes over 30 years of experience in education, information technology, network administration, security/cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, and business management. He founded several companies focused on addressing customers’ data-intensive decisions in technology, network security, IT management, finance, shipping, and purchasing. He works with many entrepreneur centers, veteran and women’s leadership organizations, and supports student teams to develop technology ventures.

Michael is the Faculty Advisor of the UAGC Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Drone. Aviation, and Aerospace (DAA) Clubs. Michael has founded and scaled multiple technology-driven businesses, empowering data-centric decisions across sectors like finance, security, logistics, and IT management.