David Weil serves as Ithaca College's Vice President and Chief Information and Analytics Officer and member of the college's cabinet.
He is the recipient of the 2024 EDUCAUSE Leadership Award, EDUCAUSE's highest honor, in recognition of his dedicated service and visionary leadership in the technology community; for guiding and inspiring others through partnerships, innovative thinking, and professional development; and for his profound impact on higher education through his work at Ithaca College and beyond.
David directs the entirety of Ithaca College’s IT and analytics operation, which includes Applications and Infrastructure, Engagement and Client Technologies, Information Security, Analytics and Institutional Research, and the Center for Instructional Design and Educational Technology.
David earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science and master’s degree in communications, both from Ithaca College.
Recognized as a thoughtful strategic thinker, David actively contributes to national discussions on leadership, digital transformation, analytics, and artificial intelligence, focusing on their roles in advancing the mission of higher education. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, institutes, and webinars and has authored numerous articles on these subjects. His insights have been featured in publications and programs sponsored by EDUCAUSE, Inside Higher Ed, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Campus Technology, Ed Tech Magazine, eCampus News and others.
David played an instrumental role in developing the prestigious EDUCAUSE Executive Leaders Academy, as well as the EDUCAUSE Senior Director Leadership Institute, and regularly serves a faculty member in these and other professional development programs.
In 1991 David established Ithaca College’s Educational Technology Day, a regional technology event focusing on technology in education that welcomes more than 1,000 people annually and has hosted more than 30,000 attendees from hundreds of educational institutions and organizations.
A complete list of David’s professional work can be found at https://www.ithaca.edu/staff/dweil
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