With 280 higher education institutional memberships, 80 corporate members, 42 regional and state networks, 70 affiliates and government agencies, and 65 international research and education networks that it connects to, Internet2's reach is expanding, and its work is as cutting-edge as ever.
This past week, Florence Hudson assumed her new role as Internet2's senior VP and chief innovation officer. Hudson will leverage her extensive experience fostering innovative work — she created IBM's Smarter Buildings strategy, developed that company's work with the Internet of Things, and through her work with organizations like NASA JPL, participated in many research collaborations with national laboratories. CT talked with Hudson about her new post at Internet2.