Staff
Karen Rose, Director of Education and Programs
Karen has extensive experience working with the Internet community, including the IETF and IAB, to promote the open development and evolution of the Internet internationally.
Karen began her career in public policy working on global Internet and e-commerce issues at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. She later joined the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce where her work focused on the coordination of Internet naming and addressing functions, including the domain name system, ENUM, and IPv6. In 2002, she left government to join an Internet start-up in Sydney, Australia where her responsibilities included corporate strategy, product development, and technology training. Just prior to joining ISOC, Karen was an independent ICT consultant based in Cairo, Egypt and Sydney, Australia.
She has been an active participant in Internet discussions in various international governmental and non-governmental organizations including the ITU, OECD, and ICANN.
