The IS&T Experience Ep 5: The Art of Building: James Thompson’s Entrepreneurial Journey

Meet James Thompson, a B.S. MIS alum who turned his degree into a thriving multigenerational IT firm.

published: 2026/06/18
contact: Yahya Shema - College of Information Science and Technology
email: yshema@unomaha.edu

Photograph of a studio interview featuring two people seated at a table with a large screen behind them displaying "The University of Nebraska at Omaha THE IS&T EXPERIENCE," with a caption at the bottom reading "The Art of Building: James Thompson’s Entrepreneurial Journey" and "The IS&T Experience."

James Thompson (left) and College of IS&T Dean Martha Garcia-Murrillo, Ph.D. (right) discuss what it takes to build a technology company.

This episode features James Thompson, a Management Information Systems (MIS) alum and president of ECS Technology Solutions, an IT firm based in Elkhorn, Nebraska. Thompson's entrepreneurial journey was not linear and spans multiple generations. In this episode, Thompson shares his life journey, what it takes to build a cutting-edge Information Technology firm, mentorship, and more.

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