Jack was most recently Director of Economic & Workforce Development and Director of PennTAP, the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program at Penn State University. In this position he directed the program, obtained funding, and provided leadership for a statewide staff who provide technology assistance and workforce development to Pennsylvania businesses and industry to improve their global competitiveness. Jack has 20 years of industrial management experience including the management of productivity improvement and technology development programs. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University.

Prior to becoming Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Jim served as Vice President for Economic & Community Outreach at Towson University and the Robert W. Deutsch Distinguished Professor of Information Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Operations Analysis from The University of Maryland and an M.S. from The Johns Hopkins University in Computer Science. He is the author of more than 50 research publications. He currently holds professional memberships within the following organizations: Association of Management, ACM, DSI, IEEE, and INFORMS. He is a four-time winner of the Faculty Member of the Year Award given by students at Towson University.