ANN ARBOR – Internet2 has appointed H. David (Dave) Lambert, chief information officer for Georgetown University, as its new president and CEO effective Tuesday. He replaced Internet2’s first president Douglas Van Houweling, who was recruited from the University of Michigan.
The announcement of Lambert’s appointment comes on the heels of the
news last week that Internet2 and several partners have been awarded a
$62.5 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). The
grant will provide funding to construct a national infrastructure called
the United States Unified Community Anchor Network (U.S. UCAN) that will,
in partnership with regional and state research and education networks,
connect America’s community anchor institutions to enable the use of
life-changing applications not possible with today’s typical Internet
service.
“We are honored to have Dave join Internet2 as its new president and
CEO. I know that in Dave we have found a worthy successor to Doug, someone
with the broad range of skills that will be required to lead Internet2
through an exciting next chapter of its development,” said Jeff Lehman,
chair of the Internet2 Board of Trustees. “Dave’s many years of service in
higher education, coupled with his sustained record of engagement with
Internet2, provide him with deep insight into the changing landscape that
confronts our members every day. He understands the opportunities and
challenges that await our community, and over the course of his career he
has built a broad and deep level of respect and trust that will serve our
community extremely well.”
Lambert currently serves as the Vice President for Information Services
and Chief Information Officer at Georgetown University.
Lambert is a founding member of the Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX), a
regional advanced Internet consortium, which provides critical connectivity
for the research and education community and for many government agencies
in the Greater Washington D.C. region. Lambert has also had active
involvement in other national higher education technology initiatives such
as the Common Solutions Group.
Prior to joining Georgetown, Lambert served as Vice President for
Information Technology at Cornell University from 1994 through 1997 and as
Director of Network Services from 1989 through 1993. As Director of Network
Services, Lambert was responsible for networking and communications
technologies and services for the university and for Cornell National
Supercomputer Facility.
Lambert is also currently the co-chair of the Internet2 External
Research Advisory Council (ERAC), and Chair of the Standing Committee on
International Strategy. He has held a number of leadership positions in
higher education technology associations, including service as Board
Chairman of the New York State Education and Research Network (NYSERNet).
He represents Georgetown University as Trustee of the Southeastern
Universities Research Association (SURA) where he serves as the Chair of
the SURA IT Committee and on the Executive Committee of its Board of
Trustees. Lambert has also served on the board of the National Association
of College and University Business Officers.
The CEO search process began in December of 2009 with the appointment
of a special Board CEO Search committee, which was led by Molly Corbett
Broad, President of the American Council on Education (ACE). Supported by
the Executive Search Firm, Storbeck Pimentel, the committee reviewed over
70 qualified applicants for the position.
Lambert’s academic background includes a B.A. in Political Science from
West Virginia University (1971) and doctoral studies in Political Science
at Indiana University, Bloomington (1972-1976). He also holds the
Professional Manager Certificate from Indiana University’s Graduate School
of Business.
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