Internet2
James Deaton currently serves as the Vice President of Network Services at Internet2, a position held since March 2023. Prior to this role, Deaton was the Executive Director of the Great Plains Network from October 2017 to March 2023. Deaton's extensive experience in technology leadership includes a tenure as Chief Technology Officer at the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education from July 1996 to September 2017 and as a Senior Applications Programmer at the University of Oklahoma from 1992 to 1995. Deaton earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, where studies were completed from August 1991 to December 1997.
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Internet2
Internet2 is a collaboration of many U.S.-based universities to develop networking and advanced applications for learning and research.The Internet2 community develops and deploys network technologies for the future of the internet. These technologies include large-scale network performance measurement and management tools, secure identityand access management tools, and capabilities such as scheduling high-bandwidth, high-performance circuits.Internet2 members serve on several advisory councils, collaborate in a variety of working groups and special interest groups, gather at spring and fall member meetings, and are encouraged to participate in the strategic planning process.The Internet2 Project was originally established by 34 university researchers in 1996 under the auspices of EDUCOM.