I help higher education navigate AI — from inside the institution, not the sidelines.
I'm Chad Boersema. For more than 30 years I've built the data and information systems that colleges and universities actually run on. Now I help institutions get ready for AI — practically, honestly, and without the hype.
Where I think out loud
On AI, data, and the real work of running an institution — for the people who have to make it work, not the keynote crowd.
Before the Committee Meets
My LinkedIn newsletter on AI, data, and leadership in higher education — the thinking that happens before the formal decisions get made.
Read on LinkedInThe Higher Ed AI Readiness Field Guides
A practical series on getting institutions ready for AI, domain by domain. Published through eleved.ai.
Follow at eleved.aiA few things I've built and led
Leading AI adoption across a national university
Moving an institution from scattered, ungoverned AI use toward a coherent, governed approach.
Read the caseBuilding the systems higher ed runs on
Two decades leading student information systems, business intelligence, and data infrastructure.
Read the caseFounding eleved.ai
An AI-readiness framework and tools built for how higher education actually works.
Read the caseHelping your institution get AI-ready?
That's the work I do through eleved.ai — strategy, readiness, and AI-enhanced tools built specifically for higher education.