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Sorina Teleanu
Director of Knowledge, Diplo
Ms Sorina Teleanu is an independent consultant with expertise in Internet governance and digital policy. Sorina previously worked with DiploFoundation as Digital Policy Senior Researcher, and with the Romanian Parliament, as advisor dealing with ICT-related legislation and policies. Between 2011 and 2016, she served as the alternate representative of the Romanian Government to ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee. Sorina also served as the Chair of the Executive Committee of the South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance (SEEDIG), and was a member of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) which provides advice to the UN Secretary-General on the programme and schedule of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meetings. She has been a long-time volunteer to the IGF Secretariat and EuroDIG, and also worked as a fellow and consultant at the IGF Secretariat. Sorina is an alumna of DiploFoundation’s Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme, ICANN’s Fellowship Programme, the Internet Society’s Next Generation Leadership programme, and the European Summer School on Internet Governance. Her educational background is in international relations and European studies, having received a bachelor and a master’s degree from the Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu, Romania.
Based in Geneva, Switzerland, Sorina focuses on exploring the intersection between digital technology and global governance, through conducting research, lecturing for various capacity development programmes (in particular for policymakers and diplomats), and delivering regular briefings for the diplomatic community. She is also a visiting professor at the College of Europe, where she co-teaches a course on digital diplomacy.Â
Sorina has worked in the internet and digital policy field for over 15 years in roles including policymaking, research, capacity development, and stakeholder engagement. Before joining Diplo, she worked as an advisor in the Parliament of Romania, dealing with ICT-related legislation and policies.
Between 2011 and 2016, Sorina served as the alternate representative of the Romanian Government to ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee. She was also the Chair of the Executive Committee of the South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance (SEEDIG) and a member of the UN Secretary-General’s Multistakeholder Advisory Group for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Sorina also worked as a fellow and consultant at the IGF Secretariat. Her educational background is in international relations and European studies, having received a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from the Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu, Romania.
