Information technology is a strategic enabler for teaching, learning, research, outreach, and administration across Cornell. IT professionals are embedded throughout colleges, schools, departments, and administrative units, partnering closely with faculty, staff, and students to deliver services, solutions, and support that advance the university's mission.

Across Cornell's Ithaca-supported campuses (spanning the Ithaca campus, Cornell Tech, and affiliated locations), IT professionals are part of the Information Technology organization -- informally called IT at Cornell.

Under the leadership of Chief Information Officer Ben Maddox, the Information Technology organization provides technology services, infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, innovation, and support. United by shared goals, standards, and leadership, IT professionals combine deep knowledge of local needs with university-wide coordination to support academic programs, research initiatives, and university priorities. Through shared governance, strategic partnerships, communities of practice, and cross-functional teams, they collaborate across organizational boundaries to share expertise, deliver consistent technology experiences, and address evolving technology needs.

Weill Cornell Medicine is served by Information Technologies and Services (ITS), under the leadership of Chief Information Officer Vinay Varughese.

Chief Global Chief Information Officer Curtis Cole leads institutional strategy and policy for digital technology capabilities for all university campuses, including Ithaca, Cornell Tech in New York City, Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City and Qatar, Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York, and off-campus sites around the world.

History of Computing at Cornell

John Rudan's book, The History of Computing at Cornell, describes the development of computing at Cornell, from the earliest punchcard tabulating equipment used in the 1920s to the establishment of the Supercomputing Center in the late 1980s and subsequent activities in the 1990s.

To read the original interviews that John Rudan conducted, see the Oral and Personal Histories of Computing at Cornell at the Internet Archive. Select Stories from the menu on the archived page.