For nearly 40 years, Dave Jent has worked at Indiana University in all aspects of network design, installation, project management, and strategy. This network background provides his foundation for leading senior technical staff and managing complex network engineering issues, and for maintaining critical relationships with the national research and education network community.

Jent oversees IU’s Global Network Operations Center, IU Campus Networks, and the IU International Networking group and serves as executive director of I-Light and the Indiana GigaPOP. He has a B.S. in electrical engineering technology from Purdue University.