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, Chair
President
George Mason University

Cynthia K. Larive, Vice Chair
Chancellor
University of California Santa Cruz

Jennifer Cowley
President
University of Texas at Arlington

Ewa Deelman
Research Professor of Computer Science and Principal Scientist
University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute

Deborah F. Dent
Chief Information Officer
Jackson State University

Elias G. Eldayrie
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
University of Florida

Melissa Loble
Chief Academic Officer
Instructure

Derek Masseth
Executive Director
Sun Corridor Network

Michele L. Norin
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Mary Lou D. Ortiz
Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chancellor
University of California, Irvine

Howard Pfeffer, Ex Officio
President and CEO
Internet2

Daniel A. Reed
Presidential Professor of Computational Science
University of Utah

Sean Reynolds
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Northwestern University

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

Satish K. Tripathi
President
University at Buffalo, SUNY

Chair Emeriti (non-voting)

Satish K. Tripathi
President
University at Buffalo, SUNY

Pradeep K. Khosla
Chancellor
University of California, San Diego

Patrick D. Gallagher
Former Chancellor
Professor, Physics and Astronomy
The University of Pittsburgh

David W. Leebron
Former President, Rice University

Molly Corbett Broad
Past President, American Council on Education

Mary Sue Coleman
Past President, University of Michigan

Larry Faulkner
Past President, University of Texas, Austin
Past President, Houston Endowment

Jeffrey Lehman
Vice Chancellor, NYU Shanghai

Michael McRobbie
University Chancellor
President Emeritus
Indiana University

David Ward
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