Danai Adkisson is an Analyst with the Duke Office of Information Technology. He leads mentorship and training opportunities for the greater Duke community through Duke’s Innovation Co-Lab. Danai also helps manage the Duke Virtual Machine and Container infrastructure which provides uniform software access to individuals and groups across campus. 

Prior to the Co-Lab, Danai spent several years working in Duke Identity Management as the point person for Shibboleth(the Duke Login Screen). He also maintained a suite of applications while integrating centralized systems with Duke University, the Duke Health System, and Duke Kunshan University.

Danai has not always been in the technology sector. Danai studied in the Criminal Justice field and spent time working in that space before transitioning into technology. Danai’s shift to the technology sector all started with a basic coding class.