The Next Generation Network Project has three governing bodies:
Leadership Committee: to provide leadership and direction on business objectives and priorities during the project.
- Chair: Darrell Bazzell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Eric Meyer, PhD, Dean, School of Information
- Paul Kinscherff, Deputy to the President for Business Development and Planning
- David E. Platt, PhD, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs
- Jennifer Lyon Gardner, PhD, Deputy Vice President for Research
- Dan Stanzione, PhD, Associate Vice PVP Research, TACC
Steering Committee: to review and respond to issues that arise during the project, provide consistency regarding policy decisions and operational preferences, test the impact of new policy directions, and assess risk.
- Chair: Trice Humpert, Assistant Vice President for Information Technology Services
- Graham Chapman, Executive Director, Academic Information Systems (BAITLC Chair)
- Diana Marculescu, PhD, Department Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- John Ekerdt, PhD, Associate Dean, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
- Mark McFarland, Executive Director of IT, College of Natural Sciences (ITLC Chair)
- Kavita Radhakrishnan, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Nursing (C-13 Chair)
- Christian Rafidi, Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration, College of Liberal Arts, (CUBO Representative)
Working Group: to develop a working understanding of the details of the scope and intent of the engagement and to provide necessary input at key points during the work. It is composed of the ITLC-Networking and Telecommunication Standing Committee (NTSC).
- Chair: William Green, Director of Networking and Telecommunications, ITS
- Vice-Chair: James Lewis, Director of LAITS Computer Support, College of Liberal Arts
- Ryan Baldwin, Director of Information Technology, College of Education
- James Coombes, Computer Services Director, McCombs School of Business
- Matthew Davidson, IT Manager, College of Natural Sciences
- Jason Ragland, Senior Network Security Analyst, Information Security Office
- Nathaniel Selman, Assistant Director, Cockrell School of Engineering
- Shannon Strank, Assistant Director, Center for Electromechanics
Additional input and oversight will be provided by existing university governance committees including: Business and Administrative Leadership Council (BAITLC), Council of University Business Officers (CUBO), Faculty Council Information Technology Committee (C-13), Information Technology Leadership Committee (ITLC), and other existing university governance committees.