Biography

Davis is redefining the the role of the CIO in higher education. Davis has promoted organizational change, innovation, and emerging technology in education for over twenty years.

He regularly consults with universities and faculty, speaks at seminars, participates on education technology committees and business and government advisory boards. Further, Davis works with venture capitalists and businesses to deliver next generation solutions.

Before coming to Dartmouth, Davis joined Bowdoin College as its first Senior Vice President and CIO. Working with the president, other senior officers and an amazing staff, Bowdoin became one of the most technically advanced liberal arts colleges in the nation by successfully integrating technology into a liberal arts education. Prior to Bowdoin, Davis was at Stanford University as an Executive Directors of ITSS at Stanford University, an Associate Dean and CIO for Stanford Law School, and the Assistant Faculty/Dean for Information Technology at University of Oregon School of Law.

Prior to joining higher education, he was a consultant to law firms, hospitals, advertising, publishing and education. Davis combines a functional and tactical understanding of change management, business processes, and marketing, with broad technology experience to quickly build highly effective, motivated and talented technology teams that deliver business value through ideas and innovation.

He has worked throughout his career to redefine the role of the CIO and create a generation of people who seamlessly apply the latest information and technology to their work, ideas and life.