Dr. James Frazee (he/him)
Education
Relevant Expertise Highlights
- AI Show Council Member, The AI Show @ ASU+GSV — AI Revolution in Education This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. (April 2025)
- Panelist, Leading the Future: Navigating Emerging Technologies in California Higher Education This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. (December 2024)
- Founding Member, Equitable AI Alliance | IT Division | SDSU This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
"The future of AI in higher education is incredibly exciting, especially as we work to empower students with the skills they need to thrive in an AI-driven world. At SDSU, through initiatives like aaai.SDSU.edu, we are committed to AI literacy, responsible innovation, and workforce readiness. The California State University AI Workforce Acceleration Board is playing a critical role in ensuring that AI is not just a tool for efficiency but a catalyst for equity, opportunity, and economic mobility. By embedding AI into education and workforce development, we are preparing students—not just to use AI, but to shape its future in ethical, impactful, and transformative ways."― Dr. James Frazee
Profile
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.