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James Deaton currently serves as the Vice President of Network Services at Internet2, a position held since March 2023. Prior to this role, Deaton was the Executive Director of the Great Plains Network from October 2017 to March 2023. Deaton's extensive experience in technology leadership includes a tenure as Chief Technology Officer at the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education from July 1996 to September 2017 and as a Senior Applications Programmer at the University of Oklahoma from 1992 to 1995. Deaton earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, where studies were completed from August 1991 to December 1997.