Boucher has experience in several IT capacities, most recently as Chief Information Technology Officer for the State of Alaska in the Dept. of Administration where he managed and directed all aspects of IT and oversaw the centralization of IT functions of the executive branch of government. 

He has more than 20 years of experience in the management, production, research, analysis and presentation of Alaskan labor market and economic information in addition to five years of information system project management experience. Deeply familiar with Alaska politics and budget, he previously served as the Senior Policy Analyst for the Alaska Office of Management and Budget, as well as the Deputy Commissioner for the Alaska Department of Administration.

Boucher earned a bachelor’s in economics from the University of Notre Dame. Both he and his wife Heidi have deep roots in the Fairbanks community. John was born in Fairbanks in 1959 and lived there until his family moved to Juneau in 1970. Heidi’s family moved to Alaska in 1968 when her father accepted a position as journalism professor at UAF. John and Heidi are both looking forward to returning to Fairbanks and are excited to contribute to the UA system by leading OIT in this new role.