David Barber
eTech Ohio Commission

David Barber is Director for Technology Strategy at the Ohio Board of Regents (OBR). In that position, he serves as the liaison between OBR and its technology initiatives (OhioLINK, the Ohio Supercomputer Center, OARnet, and the Ohio Learning Network). He is involved with the strategic planning and policy development for major statewide technology infrastructure programs, including the creation and management of OSCnet. For the last several years, he has worked jointly with the Regents and OSC to support the development of projects that take advantage of the state network to support new forms of collaboration in areas ranging from telemedicine to shared scientific instrumentation and distance learning. Prior to being appointed Interim Executive Director, David has served as the Board of Regents designee on the eTech Ohio Commission.