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Jeff Nesheim

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Vice President of Strategy / CIO at Arapahoe Community College
📍 Littleton, Colorado, United States

Jeff Nesheim serves as the Vice President of Strategy and CIO at Arapahoe Community College, where he integrates strategy with technology, data, and learning design. With over 30 years in higher education, he is focused on institutional transformation to meet evolving learner and workforce needs. He holds an MS from Iowa State University.

Outside of his technology and strategy career, Jeff is a published author, poet, and photographer. He earned a Master of Fine Arts in Writing and Literature from Bennington College, blending his analytical profession with a deep passion for creativity, music, and the arts.

Unique fact: Jeff is the author of the poetry collection "Overseeing the Downfall" and has had his poems appear in numerous literary journals.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Vice President of Strategy / CIO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Littleton, Colorado, United States
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AI in Higher Education
He writes and speaks about the need for community colleges to build their own AI infrastructure to provide students with relevant, employer-demanded skills.
Institutional Transformation
He believes higher education must redesign its core models to better serve modern, non-traditional students and align with a changing workforce.
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Career

Work history

8-2026
Vice President of Strategy / CIO
Arapahoe Community College
1-2025
EDUCAUSE Board Member
EDUCAUSE
1-2018 - 7-2026
Chief Information Officer / Assoc VP Instruction
Arapahoe Community College
10-2015 - 12-2017
Principal Strategist
ACT
8-2014 - 12-2017
Assistant Vice President, Strategy Planning and Outreach
ACT
In the press

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Owned, not licensed: Why community colleges should build their own AI infrastructure. Featured in Community College Daily
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Education
1990 - 1994
Masters of Science
Iowa State University
2006 - 2008
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Bennington College
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