The CENIC Board of Directors has elected a new chairperson and vice-chairperson. Michael Berman will serve as chair and Sylvie Wong Cosgrove will serve as vice-chair for three years beginning on July 1, 2021.
Dr. Berman has served on CENIC’s Board for eight years. Berman is Chief Information Officer for the California State University Office of the Chancellor, providing enterprise services and strategic coordination for the 23 campuses of the CSU. Berman has over 20 years of experience working in executive and senior leadership information technology roles in higher education, including serving as vice president for technology and innovation at California State University Channel Islands. He also served as senior vice president and chief technology officer at Art Center College of Design and as vice president for instructional and information technology at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Berman holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Rutgers University, has authored numerous national articles on the role of technology in higher education, and has served on several boards including New Media Consortium and EDUCAUSE.
Cosgrove has served on CENIC’s Board since 2019. Cosgrove is Executive Director for IT Infrastructure for Stanford University, where she oversees the technical foundation for the facilities, network and communication systems that enables faculty, staff, and students to focus on teaching, research, and learning. Cosgrove has over 30 years of experience in technology and healthcare. Prior to Stanford, she was the first Chief Information Officer at Cloudflare, a global web optimization and security services company, and served as a key leader in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures in senior roles at Google, Acadia Healthcare, and CRC Health. Cosgrove began her information technology career as a computer technician. She is an alumna of San Jose State University.
CENIC is governed by its member institutions by means of the Board of Directors. Director seats are held by representatives of the CENIC Charter Associates — the segments of the California research and education community for and by which CENIC was created, as well as significant segments that joined later. The Directors meet quarterly to guide the organization, set policy, and make decisions about its future direction.
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