Enrica Porcari is Chief Information Officer at CERN, a role she took up in January 2026—making her the first CIO in CERN’s history. Her responsibilities span digital strategy, data governance, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum technologies, and open science. She joined CERN in 2021 as Head of the Information Technology Department. Prior to CERN, she served as Chief Information Officer and Director of the Technology Division at the UN World Food Programme (WFP) from 2016 to 2021, where she advanced WFP’s digital approach to global humanitarian operations and created its Fast IT and Telecommunications Emergency and Support Team (FITTEST). Before WFP, she spent 15 years at CGIAR, holding roles including Chief Information Officer, Acting Director of Communications, and Director of Shared Services. Enrica is an Italian national and holds master’s degrees from the University of Milan and the University of Rome Tor Vergata. She is a fellow of the Reuters Digital Vision Fellowship Programme at Stanford University.
