Dr. Seth M. Porter serves as Dean of the Kraemer Family Library and Chief Innovation Officer at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. He leads the university’s library and innovation efforts, including collections, archives, research support, and interdisciplinary programs that connect faculty, students, and community partners. He is a co-founder of the C3 Innovation Lab, where he works to strengthen the university’s innovation ecosystem by supporting collaboration, new ideas, and real-world problem solving. His leadership focuses on building practical systems that help people do their best work, integrating emerging technologies, and aligning strategy, resources, and partnerships to support research and student success. Before UCCS, Dr. Porter held leadership roles at Princeton University and the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he helped expand digital scholarship, data services, and modern learning environments. His work and research focus on innovation, organizational strategy, and the role of institutions in supporting discovery and economic development. He has also studied emerging wine regions and how markets and policy shape their growth. Dr. Porter holds a doctorate in public administration along with graduate degrees in library science and public policy, and has completed executive education in strategy, innovation, and leaders