Jaron Porciello

Jaron Porciello serves as the primary investigator and co-director of Ceres2030: Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger at Cornell University, where she leads groundbreaking initiatives in agricultural data science and global food security. With dual Master's degrees in Library and Information Sciences and English from Indiana University, she has established herself as a pioneering force in connecting technology, research methods, and policy across global food systems. Her career encompasses significant roles including program manager for Research4Life, director of TEEAL, and management of arXiv.org's sustainability initiatives. As Associate Director for Research Data Engagement in Cornell's Department of Global Development, she spearheads projects like Agriculture in the Digital Age and leads the development of innovative machine learning tools such as Persephone for evidence-based decision-making. Her work has secured major funding from organizations like The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and BMZ Germany, with projects totaling over $3.5 million. Porciello's expertise in information science and data analytics has been crucial in developing methods to synthesize research for policy makers, particularly in addressing global hunger and supporting smallholder farmers. Her collaborative approach brings together universities, publishers, funding agencies, and NGOs to advance knowledge accessibility and data-driven solutions for public good, while her teaching extends globally through information literacy and information management programs.