[Chapter-delegates] NEWS: Internet Society Welcomes Ayesha Hassan as Senior Director for Stakeholder Engagement

[Demi Getschko]

Welcome Ayesha!
demi


On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 12:33 PM, Wende Cover <cover at isoc.org> wrote:

>  Internet Society Welcomes Ayesha Hassan as Senior Director for
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> http://internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-welcomes-ayesha-hassan-senior-director-stakeholder-engagement
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> [Washington, DC and Geneva, Switzerland – 01 May 2014] – The Internet
> Society is pleased to announce that Ayesha Hassan will join the
> organization on May 19, 2014 in the new position of Senior Director for
> Stakeholder Engagement. In this role, Ms. Hassan will be responsible for
> optimizing the Internet Society’s relationships with key stakeholders in
> the future of the Internet, and facilitating their engagement to ensure an
> Internet that is open, global, and accessible to all and driven by
> multistakeholder processes. She will be based in the Internet Society’s
> Geneva, Switzerland office.
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> Ms. Hassan, who is known and respected throughout the world for her work
> in helping develop the multistakeholder approach to Internet policy, will
> bring her many talents and expertise to the work of the Internet Society.
> She will add important new dimensions to how the Internet Society works
> with Internet stakeholders and effectively pursues a trusted, resilient,
> and open Internet, and global accessibility to its societal and individual
> benefits.
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> “A global multistakeholder approach to Internet policy is a key tenet of
> the Internet Society’s mission and this position plays a crucial role in
> that effort,” said Kathy Brown, President and CEO of the Internet Society.
> “Ayesha is a gifted woman who will bring her extensive experience in
> Information and Communications Technology policy, her strong relationships
> with international Internet stakeholders,   and a strategic long-term view
> of what will be required to ensure the future well-being of the Internet.
> She will be a great addition to our organization.”
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> Ms. Hassan has worked across the Internet community facilitating policy
> development and consensus building on a broad range of Internet related
> issues, including data protection, privacy, security, and Internet
> infrastructure and services. She comes to the Internet Society from the
> International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris.  She was with the
> organization for more than 12 years, serving most recently as its Senior
> Policy Manager, Digital Economy and Executive in Charge of Information and
> Communications Technology policy.  At ICC, Ms. Hassan initiated and led the
> BASIS initiative, Business Action to Support the Information Society, in
> addition to the Digital Economy Commission.
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> “We are delighted that Ayesha will be joining the Internet Society team,”
> said Walda Roseman, Chief Stakeholder and Communications Officer of the
> Internet Society. “Her years of experience as a leader in the evolution of
> multistakeholder participation in key Internet policy fora, her
> contributions to the development of the Internet Governance Forum, as well
> as her strategic perspectives will add immeasurably to our important work
> across the multistakeholder community to keep the Internet open, thriving,
> and benefitting people around the world.”
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> Ms. Hassan is well known in the Internet community and a veteran of the
> World Summits on the Information Society, where she served as an effective
> representative of the business community and of the multistakeholder model
> of Internet policy. In addition, she served on the IGF Multistakeholder
> Advisory Group from 2006 to 2013.
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> She holds a Master of Arts degree in International Policy Studies from
> Stanford University, a JD from the University of San Diego, and Bachelor of
> Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Chicago. Ms. Hassan
> is a member of the State Bar of California. She is fluent in English and
> French.
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