SYRACUSE — NYSERNet.org, Inc. announced that its board of directors has recently appointed Stephen Kankus president of the nonprofit internet service provider serving colleges, museums, health-care facilities, primary and secondary schools, and research institutions. Kankus has been with NYSERNet since 1994, serving in roles including research associate, director of education services, director of operations, COO, […]
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SYRACUSE — NYSERNet.org, Inc. announced that its board of directors has recently appointed Stephen Kankus president of the nonprofit internet service provider serving colleges, museums, health-care facilities, primary and secondary schools, and research institutions.
Kankus has been with NYSERNet since 1994, serving in roles including research associate, director of education services, director of operations, COO, and interim president.
“It’s terrific when you find the right person with the right experience at the right time in the history of this organization. Steve has proven over his long tenure with NYSERNet to have a deep understanding of higher education and advanced networking. We know that he will drive future innovations through strong collaborations with a dedicated board and the talented staff at NYSERNet,” John E. Kolb, NYSERNet’s board president and chairman, said in a new release. Kolb is VP for information services and technology and chief information officer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Under Kankus’ leadership, NYSERNet said it will continue to advance the research and educational missions of its members by delivering a “full range of customized, progressive, high speed, and affordable end-to-end data and networking technology solutions that exclusively supports research and education.”
Chris Sedore was the previous leader of NYSERNet, before leaving to become CIO of the University of Texas (UT) at Austin on Aug. 1, 2018. Sedore had served as the president and CEO of NYSERNet from 2016 to 2018. Before that, he was the CIO at Syracuse University for six years, according to his bio on the UT website.
NYSERNet has delivered internet services to the research and education community for more than 30 years. The organization’s members include universities, colleges, museums, health-care facilities, primary and secondary schools, and research institutions. It is headquartered at 100 S. Salina St. in downtown Syracuse.