Biography

Caprice N. Post is a Microsoft Solution Architect at the University of Utah, reporting to the Office of the CTO. With over 29 years of institutional leadership and 4.5 years at Microsoft serving education customers, Caprice brings deep expertise in enterprise architecture, strategic planning, and AI-driven transformation across higher education, K–12, and academic medical centers.
Her career began in 1992 as a work-study student at the University of Utah, progressing through roles in desktop support, lab management, and systems administration. By 1995, she joined Campus IT full-time and steadily advanced into senior leadership—shaping the university’s technology strategy across academic and clinical domains.
Caprice has held key roles including Manager of OIT Systems, Associate Director of Enterprise Systems, and Associate Director of IT Infrastructure Architecture, where she was instrumental in merging campus and hospital IT infrastructure and designing the university’s consolidated data center. She also helped launch the University’s Enterprise Architecture Office, establishing governance frameworks and scalable design standards.
As Director of Unified Communications, she led the integration of Avaya with Epic, migration to Skype for Business Voice, and deployment of Microsoft 365, Box, and Google Workspace—supporting seamless communication across the institution. From 2016 to 2021, she served as Senior Product Manager, where she became the Pioneer of Campus-Wide Product Strategy, formalizing product lifecycle management for collaboration platforms, identity systems, and cellular DAS infrastructure.
From 2021 to 2025, Caprice served as a Technology Strategist (ATS) at Microsoft, leading AI and cloud strategy for K–12 districts, state education agencies, and academic institutions across the Pacific Northwest. She was recognized with Microsoft’s Gold Club Award in 2022 for her impact on customer success and educational innovation.
Caprice’s leadership is grounded in strategic vision, operational excellence, and a deep understanding of how education is funded, governed, and delivered. She has advised CIOs, superintendents, and institutional leaders on multimillion-dollar initiatives, and served on advisory committees including Data Center Design, Web Strategy, IT Strategic Planning, and Building Access Control.
Her technical expertise spans:
•     Enterprise architecture and infrastructure modernization
•     Cloud platforms and virtualization (Citrix, Microsoft, VMware)
•     Identity and access management
•     EMR and administrative applications
•     AI strategy, training, and responsible deployment
•     Product development, lifecycle management, and governance
Caprice splits time between Salt Lake City and Seattle with her husband of 29 years and is passionate about equity, community, and using technology to expand opportunity in education.