Information technology (IT) is a strategic enabler for many functions at Cornell. Staff working in IT are found in most colleges and units university-wide. We are comprised of many organizations, but we work as one. By being where Cornell faculty, staff, and students are, we are able to offer services—whether needed at your desktop or to solve major business, academic, or research objectives—to everyone at Cornell.

On the Ithaca-supported campuses, IT@Cornell is comprised of two university-structured groups, representing almost all of the approximately 800 IT employees, under the leadership of Chief Information Officer Ben Maddox.

• The central IT organization, Cornell Information Technologies (CIT), focuses on providing central services, infrastructure, and enterprise services.
• The IT service groups (ITSGs) provide customized services to colleges and units, as well as some infrastructure.

The two groups coordinate their efforts through a variety of partners and stakeholders and IT governance and collaborate on a regular basis to leverage expertise and services. 

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.