Richard N. Katz, Plenary Speaker, TechKnowFile 2010

RICHARD N. KATZ has been vice president of EDUCAUSE since 1996. From 1996 to 2001, Katz was responsible for professional development, conferences, member relations, information technology, publications, and research. In 2001, he founded the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR), now the largest research service devoted exclusively to IT issues in higher education. Before joining EDUCAUSE, Katz held a variety of management and executive positions spanning 14 years at the University of California (UC). From 1993 to 1996, he led that University’s development and implementation of strategic management initiatives. For this work, he became the second recipient of that University’s Award for Innovative Management and Leadership.

Katz is the author, co-author or editor of seven books, four major research studies, and more than 70 articles and monographs on a variety of management and technology topics. His book Dancing with the Devil was deemed one of the 10 most important education-related books of 1999 by Lingua Franca. He received his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, and his MBA from UCLA.