Patty Giuntoli is the new leader of ESnet’s Networking Engineering Group, taking over for Mike Bennett, who retired earlier this year. Giuntoli will continue to serve as the Area Lead for Networking and Systems.

In announcing her new role, ESnet Director Greg Bell said that Giuntoli has significant experience in project management, process management and global operations, having led WAN networking groups at Oracle Corp. and Kaiser Permanente, adding “She has the perfect skill set for taking on this new position.” Before joining ESnet, Giuntoli was head of the Infrastructure Department in the Lab’s IT Division.

Bell also announced that ESnet’s Chief Technology Officer Inder Monga has been appointed as the Division Deputy overseeing network research and technology. “This is in recognition of the critical role that research, development and innovation play in our ability to improve science outcomes,” Bell said.

In his role as Division Deputy, Monga will continue to oversee the Advanced Networking Technologies Group, the Tools Group and the Office of the CTO. Prior to joining ESnet, Monga worked for Wellfleet Communications and Canadian telecom company Nortel, where he focused on application and network convergence.

Inder Monga                          Patty Giuntoli