Dave Kieffer

As a principal analyst, Dave spearheads research focused on Finance and HCM applications, data management, and other critical higher education technologies. His research provides actionable insights on how Tambellini members can leverage technology to improve the experience and outcomes for students, faculty, staff, and administrators through effective architecture, functionality, and accessibility of enterprise-class technology. Dave is a regular speaker and panelist at national conferences and has served on multiple education technology advisory committees.

With over 30 years of experience leading technology operations in higher education, Dave Kieffer has become a vetted leader in the technology space. Before joining Tambellini Group, he served as the administrative systems AVP at The Ohio State University. In this role, he oversaw every facet of the university’s enterprise applications, including implementation, mobile and web development, application architecture, security, and integration technologies.