Sean Dudley announced as Deputy Chief Information Officer for Research

Annie Davis

May 11, 2026

With two decades of service to Arizona State University, Sean Dudley has helped establish the university as a world-class research institution.

During his tenure, he founded and developed the Research Technology Office, which serves the research community by operating across all campuses. Most recently, he was instrumental in the multimillion dollar technology donation from Intel to expand the university’s AI research capacity through the development of the AI Research Platform.

Today, Dudley is taking on a new role, joining ASU Enterprise Technology as Deputy Chief Information Officer for Research. “I’m excited to bring the lens of research into the heart of Enterprise Technology,” shared Dudley.

Dudley will help advance ASU’s capacity to support next-generation research, including AI-driven discovery, quantum technologies and digital science platforms. His leadership will more broadly include research grants and tribal science education collaboration.

“This role marks a significant milestone for our team and strengthens our connection to ASU’s research and discovery initiatives,” said Lev Gonick, ASU Chief Information Officer. “We look forward to Sean’s leadership and expansion in research opportunities across ASU, Arizona and the nation.”

Under Gonick’s leadership, Dudley will join fellow executive leaders Kyle Bowen, Kimberly Clark, Lester Godsey and John Rome. Dudley joins after serving as Chief Research Information Officer and Associate Vice President at ASU Knowledge Enterprise.

Core to the role will be leading large-scale interdisciplinary work in collaboration with ASU Knowledge Enterprise and ASU Health. Dudley will also work closely with Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan, former director of the National Science Foundation and now University Professor of Technology and Innovation at ASU, to develop regional and international AI and quantum technology initiatives.

“We don’t typically try to solve for things within the walls of the university alone. We look to see how big the problem is and rally to and engage with it at that scale through our partnerships,” shared Dudley.

Dudley is also an ASU alum, earning his doctorate in Human and Social Dimension of Science and Technology.