James Frazee

Dr. James Frazee began teaching at San Diego State University in 1999 and is now the Vice President for IT and CIO at SDSU. Reporting to the President, Dr. Frazee is responsible for IT strategic oversight and provides vision and leadership to support the technology that empowers SDSU's success. His partnerships with faculty, staff, students, academic leaders, campus stakeholders, and regional, national, and international higher education and industry partners enable innovation and documentation of results. Dr. Frazee believes in the service mission of public higher education and has seen his career as a vehicle to support that mission. He has published widely on obtaining educational technology grants, designing faculty development programs, strategic planning, and using technology to push curriculum reform. His current research focuses on generative AI in education. In 2024, the CIO Times recognized Dr. Frazee as one of the top 5 rising educational leaders.  Also, he spearheaded the Academic Applications of AI Summit, hosted by San Diego State University in Spring 2024. This summit united all 23 California State University campuses and industry partners, including AWS, Google, and Microsoft, providing a collaborative platform to shape the future of AI in education and research. He credits an impressive team of staff and faculty fellows for these accolades and the steady rise of SDSU's IT Division as an internationally recognized leader and national powerhouse.