Coalition For Networked Information (CNI) Director Clifford Lynch Announces Retirement

Ed. Note: Cliff has been a friend and mentor for many years. I wish him the very best and I’m thrilled to read that he will remain a vital member of our community. –Gary Price

From a Post/Letter by Clifford Lynch:

I have informed Andrew Pace, the Executive Director of ARL, John O’Brien, the President of EDUCAUSE, and the CNI Steering Committee, of my plans to retire as Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) at the end of this program year (June 30, 2025) and transition to the role of Director Emeritus. This should provide ample time to select a new Executive Director and navigate a smooth transition in the organization’s leadership. Andrew and John will keep the CNI community apprised as this process moves forward.

I have been the Executive Director of CNI since mid-1997; this has genuinely been the role of a lifetime for me, a fantastic opportunity and honor. As a community, I think we can all be proud of what CNI has accomplished and what it has grown to be, and of the value it has brought to all of us. Working with the fantastic CNI staff, the leadership – past and present – of ARL and EDUCAUSE, the (sometimes very long-serving) members of the CNI Steering Committee, and all of you who make up the broader CNI community has been an incredible experience. Thank you.

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Finally, please rest assured that as Director Emeritus I intend to remain engaged in the intellectual work at the heart of CNI’s agenda; I’m looking forward to having more time to think and to write about these issues and developments.

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From the Association of Research Libraries:

“Clifford’s impact on our profession will be felt long after he has left his post,” said Andrew K. Pace, ARL executive director. “CNI began as an idea ahead of its time and, when Cliff took the reigns in the 1990s, he kept CNI ahead of the curve for the next 30-plus years. He will be missed.”

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