The Board of Trustees provides strategic direction, leadership and oversight for Internet2. The Board is comprised of eleven elected, and three to five appointed seats that include University Presidents/Chancellors, Chief Information Officers, and Researchers; as well as Research and Education Network and Industry representatives.  Committees established by the Board may exercise the authority of the Board as necessary and must be comprised of at least three Trustee members.

Gregory Washington (opens in a new window), Chair
President
George Mason University

Cynthia K. Larive (opens in a new window), Vice Chair
Chancellor
University of California Santa Cruz

Jennifer Cowley (opens in a new window)
President
University of Texas at Arlington

Ewa Deelman (opens in a new window)
Research Professor of Computer Science and Principal Scientist
University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute

Deborah F. Dent (opens in a new window)
Chief Information Officer
Jackson State University

Elias G. Eldayrie (opens in a new window)
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
University of Florida

Melissa Loble (opens in a new window)
Chief Academic Officer
Instructure

Derek Masseth (opens in a new window)
Executive Director
Sun Corridor Network

Michele L. Norin (opens in a new window)
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Santa Ono (opens in a new window)
President
The University of Michigan

Mary Lou D. Ortiz (opens in a new window)
Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chancellor
University of California, Irvine

Howard Pfeffer, Ex Officio
President and CEO
Internet2

Daniel A. Reed (opens in a new window)
Presidential Professor of Computational Science
University of Utah

Steve Relyea (opens in a new window)
Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer
The California State University

Sean Reynolds (opens in a new window)
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Northwestern University

Tripti Sinha (opens in a new window)
Assistant Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
University of Maryland
Executive Director of the Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX)

Satish K. Tripathi (opens in a new window)
President
University at Buffalo, SUNY

Chair Emeriti (non-voting)

Satish K. Tripathi (opens in a new window)
President
University at Buffalo, SUNY

Pradeep K. Khosla (opens in a new window)
Chancellor
University of California, San Diego

Patrick D. Gallagher (opens in a new window)
Former Chancellor
Professor, Physics and Astronomy
The University of Pittsburgh

David W. Leebron (opens in a new window)
Former President, Rice University

Molly Corbett Broad (opens in a new window)
Past President, American Council on Education

Mary Sue Coleman (opens in a new window)
Past President, University of Michigan

Larry Faulkner (opens in a new window)
Past President, University of Texas, Austin
Past President, Houston Endowment

Jeffrey Lehman (opens in a new window)
Vice Chancellor, NYU Shanghai

Michael McRobbie (opens in a new window)
University Chancellor
President Emeritus
Indiana University

David Ward (opens in a new window)
Past Chancellor, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Past President, American Council on Education

The Internet2 Board of Trustees is elected by representatives from member organizations and includes university presidents, chief information officers, network researchers, discipline researchers, and industry partners. The member-focused Board provides strategic direction, leadership and oversight.

The Board of Trustees includes five standing committees: Audit and Finance Committee, Executive Committee, Compensation Committee, Nominations Committee, and Programs and Priorities Committee, as well as special committees.

Last Updated: 11/08/2024