Former Vice President for Global and Strategic Partnerships at
the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Ms Theresa
Swinehart, has rejoined the organization to lead team on global strategy, says
the Director of Global Media Affairs, Mr. Brad White.
He also confirmed to DigitalSENSE Business News that Swinehart,
a leading expert on international Internet governance and policy and a major
force in ICANN’s historical evolution, was named Senior Advisor to the
President on Global Strategy and would assume her new position on September 16.
DigitalSENSE Business News recalls that most recently, Swinehart
served as the Executive Director of Global Internet Policy for Verizon
Communications, where she specialized in emerging issues and stakeholder and
policy leader engagement.
Fadi Chehadé, President and CEO, was quoted as saying that as
ICANN expands its global presence, it is critical that the organisation brings
on board people who are capable of uniting the international community in pursuit
of strategic matters.
“Theresa played an important role in ICANN's history and her
institutional knowledge of the past will serve us well as we look to the
future,” Chehade said.
Swinehart previously served as ICANN’s Vice President of Global
and Strategic Partnerships, leading an international team dedicated to
expanding the organization’s outreach around the world. She was
instrumental in the development of ICANN, and represented the organization’s
global presence in front of a wide and ranging audience, from technical
organizations to the business community and beyond.
In her new role Swinehart will oversee a strategy team that has
overarching responsibility for a range of strategic initiatives including
ICANN’s recently announced Strategy Panels, and the
organization’s five-year strategic plan.
“As global Internet usage grows, all the issues surrounding
ICANN’s strategy and role become all the more important,” said Swinehart. “I'm
excited about helping ICANN form a future vision consistent with its mission
and the needs of the global community.”
She obtained her law degree from American University’s Washington
College of Law and also holds a postgraduate degree in International Studies
from the University of Vienna and a bachelor’s degree in International
Relations from the University of California, Davis.
*Pix: Theresa Swinehart
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