Dr. Harris provides senior leadership for the strategic use of information technology (IT) resources in support of the mission and goals of the university. He works closely with university leaders in formulating options, facilitating decision-making processes, determining projects, and managing and setting IT priorities for the university. He is a faculty member of the Lundquist College of Business and teaches on a regular basis for that school.

During his twenty-eight year career in higher education, Dr. Harris has been a member of the faculty as well a senior IT administrator at several universities, including the University of Maryland, the University of Memphis, and Emory University. He is active in regional, national and international organizations including the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium, Educause, and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities.

Dr. Harris holds a Ph.D. from the Claremont Graduate University, where his work focused on the use of computer-based financial models and decision support systems.