Stefan Kessler

Stefan Kessler

CIP 🎓 Cohort 2026

UC San Diego



Stefan Kessler is a Systems Integration Engineer with UC San Diego Research IT Services, bringing over two decades of experience optimizing research cyberinfrastructure.

Prior to his current role, Stefan served for 17 years as Director of Information Technology at Ludwig Cancer Research. In that role, he led technical operations, architected multi-petabyte storage solutions, and deployed high-speed networks supporting breakthrough life sciences research.