James Casey is Director of the Office of Contracts and Industrial Agreements at The University of Texas at San Antonio, where he established and manages the Office, negotiates a variety of agreements, and expands connections with industry. He also represents the Vice President for Research on the UTSA International Advisory Council. In

2007-08 he served as a Visiting Professor of Leadership at the Upper Iowa University campus in Hong Kong, China. A past member of NCURA's Commission on International Research Administration and Chair of the International Neighborhood, Jim is a 2009 recipient of the NCURA Distinguished Service Award. A licensed attorney in Wisconsin since 1990 and a former practitioner, his university career includes tenures at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University.