I am Director of Enterprise Architecture and Strategy for University of Washington.  I serve (or have served) on several groups within EDUCAUSE including the Digital Transformation Task Force, the ITSM/EA/Governance Working Group, the 2019 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference Planning Committee.

I am also Chair of ITANA.org, a peer group for enterprise, business and technical architects in higher education.

Brief History: I was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. I lived in the Palo Alto, California area for several years then moved to Corvallis, Oregon where I lived for seven years. I did a brief stint in Knoxville, Tennessee before heading to Madison, Wisconsin for 12 1/2 years.  I currently live in Seattle, Washington.

You can read my other bios at these other places:

• EDUCAUSE Peer Directory – James Phelps
• Internet2 Speakers’ Bureau – Jim Phelps. Search Internet2 for Jim Phelps
• TED.com – Jim Phelps
• Linked In Profile