Cornell Tech Dean Named to Corning Board of Directors

Cornell Tech Dean and Vice Provost Dan Huttenlocher was named to the Board of Directors of  Corning Incorporated, a glass and ceramics manufacturer, on Tuesday.

Huttenlocher, who has served in various academic positions at Cornell since 2000, will join the finance and audit committees of the board, according to Corning.

Huttenlocher is the 14th member to join the board, which also includes Donald Blair, executive vice president and chief financial officer for Nike, Inc., and Robert F. Cummings, Jr, vice chairman of investment banking for JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Huttenlocher’s new position on the Corning Board of Directors will not be his first finance-related position. He also serves as a director and chair of the investment committee of the MacArthur Foundation.

According to the University, Huttenlocher also holds several academic titles at Cornell, including professorships in the computer science department and in the Johnson Graduate School of Management.

As the founding dean of Cornell’s applied sciences campus in New York City, Huttenlocher oversees the new graduate school’s academics, degree programs and research, according to the University.  Previously, he served as the dean of computing and information science.

Huttenlocher will serve on Corning’s Board of Directors until April, when he will stand for election for a one-year term.

Corning Inc., which is headquartered about 40 miles away from Ithaca in Corning, New York, develops and produces specialty glass, ceramics, optical fibers and cables.