Biography

Dr. Knutel is Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Berklee in Boston, MA. Prior to joining Berklee, he served as Vice President and CIO at Babson College in Wellesley, MA for almost seven years. Before Babson, Dr. Knutel was at Bentley University for sixteen years, serving as CIO as well as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Information Design and Corporate Communication. He also served as Bentley's Executive Director of Academic Technology, the Library, and Online Learning. He has been interviewed and quoted on technology and education issues by The Associated Press, The Boston Business Journal, The Boston Globe, Campus Technology, CBS Marketwatch, The Chronicle of Higher Education, C/NET Radio, Enterprise Applications, The Los Angeles Times, Mass High Tech, National Public Radio, Network World, Sound & Communications, University Business, and USA Today. Dr. Knutel served for several years as both a panelist and panel chair at the National Science Foundation, reviewing proposals for over $130M in grant programs. He received his Ph.D. in higher education from Michigan, an Ed.M. in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard, and a B.S. in human and organizational development magna cum laude from Vanderbilt (where he also served as president of his college student association and honor society). His 1998 dissertation, "Adoption of an innovation: The process through which faculty decide whether to use instructional technology", focused on how and why faculty begin using computer and internet technology to enhance student learning. Prior to coming to Bentley, Dr. Knutel was Director of Academic Technology in the University of Michigan's Office of Academic Outreach. In this role, he coordinated efforts to utilize emerging technologies to support online/distance learning programs across the university's various schools and colleges.