Since 2004, I have served as a trustee of Internet2, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Since early 2007, I have been chair of the board.
Internet2 is a not-for-profit consortium of more than 200 U.S. universities working in partnership with leading corporations, government agencies, national laboratories, and and other institutions of higher learning.
Internet2 operates the nation's most advanced network for research and education. It collaborates with its members and more than 50 international partners to develop new technology including middleware, security, network research, and performance measurement capabilities that are critical to the progress of the Internet.
I had a significant hand in two governance-related efforts at Internet2 that yielded public documents. The first was a governance reform in 2006 that was proposed in this report and adopted by the Board. The second was a plan for merging Internet2 with National LambdaRail that the leadership of the two organizations negotiated in 2007 and proposed in this report. The proposal was adopted by the board of Internet2 Board but was ultimately rejected by the board of National LambdaRail.
You can read more about Internet2 here.
