WASHINGTON, D.C.- Internet2 announced Monday that it is actively seeking a Chief Innovation Officer to join the Internet2 executive leadership team. A distinguished panel of higher education and corporate leaders has been assembled from the Internet2 community to spearhead the search.
The primary intention of the CINO role is to stimulate and lead new collaborative initiatives in these existing areas and to proactively work with the research and education community to develop new, leading edge and innovative concepts.
This newly created position will serve as a focal point to stimulate the tremendous innovative capacity of the entire Internet2 community and to organize new technology-driven initiatives in order to create new services to help broaden the scope and value of Internet2 to its members.
?As a member driven organization one of our primary goals is to continue to fully represent the research and education community by being at the tip of the spear leading and developing new services, technologies, and innovations,? said Internet2 chief executive officer, H. David Lambert. ?This new role will expand the range of what we can provide for our members and ensure their organizational success ? today and into the future.?
Additionally, Lambert has announced that Internet2 Interim CTO, Steve Wolff will be transitioning to a role of Principal Scientist for Internet2. In his role, Wolff will be focused on a wide range of activities across advanced networking, research, security, and digital information. He will represent Internet2 executive leadership in a number of global activities focused on advancing the early adoption of effective use of advanced technologies across the Internet2 science community.
