Frank had a 44-year IT career, most recently as the Vice President of IT and Chief Information Officer for the University of Texas at Dallas. Reporting to the President, Frank was responsible for leveraging investments in information technology by strategically operating, optimizing, and expanding information systems and services and leading and effectively managing the human and financial resources within the IT division. In addition to his CIO duties, he was also an NSF Principal Investigator, and an adjunct instructor of generative AI.
Prior to joining UT Dallas in 2015, Frank spent three years as the Executive Director of Central IT Services for the University of Arizona. Before 2012, Frank held various private sector senior IT leadership positions. His experience includes 15 years within the McDonald’s system, 8 years in IT consulting, and 2 years with US Cellular.
Frank was recruited out of the private sector to integrate industry leadership and technology best practices into higher education IT.
Frank has extensive experience leading all facets of IT, including artificial intelligence, research computing, application development, enterprise and solutions architecture, project management, infrastructure, operations, and client services. With a keen ability to mitigate systemic risks in complex systems, Frank champions IT as a transformational partner to the business. He emphasizes the importance of strong collaborative relationships with colleagues and service providers and fosters an IT culture rooted in caring and teamwork.
Frank is the founder of Life2Plus LLC. a company whose mission is to make a positive difference in others’ lives by sharing meaningful experiences. Frank focuses on cancer survivorship, exploring nature, leadership best practices, and future proofing IT.
A native of Illinois, Frank holds a master’s degree in computer science and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His master’s thesis was in artificial intelligence.
