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'''Olga Madruga-Forti''' is International Counsel for ARSAT S.A., an international satellite company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was elected to serve on the [[ICANN Board]] starting in October 2012, a position she held until her resignation in October 2014.

'''Olga Madruga-Forti''' is International Counsel for ARSAT S.A., an international satellite company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was elected to serve on the [[ICANN Board]] starting in October 2012, a position she held until her resignation in October 2014.

Madruga-Forti is an Argentinian telecoms policy expert, particularly related to satellite, and has experience in both the public and private sectors.<ref name=DI/> Prior to joining ARSAT, Madruga-Forti was Vice President, Regulatory and Legal, for Iridium Satellites, and prior to Iridium was the Vice President, Regulatory and Legal, for Loral CyberStar, a U.S. international satellite company. Before that, Olga served on the Federal Communications Commission as Special Counsel for International Satellite Policy and Chief of the Domestic Services Branch of the Common Carrier Bureau.<ref name=DI/><ref name=Biography>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bios-2012-08-30-en Biographies of the 2012 NomCom Selected Nominees: Board of Directors: Olga Madruga-Forti], ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref> She has also served as the Chair of the Satellite Working Group at the Organization of American States,<ref name=Biography/> Inter-American Telecommunications Commission. Earlier in her career, Madruga-Forti was an Associate with Washington law firm Scott, McLeod, Pires & Price, and also Assistant County Attorney with the Dade County Attorney's Office in Miami, Florida.<ref name=Biography/>

Madruga-Forti is an Argentinian telecoms policy expert, particularly related to satellite, and has experience in both the public and private sectors.<ref name=DI/> Prior to joining ARSAT, Madruga-Forti was Vice President, Regulatory and Legal, for Iridium Satellites, and prior to Iridium was the Vice President, Regulatory and Legal, for Loral CyberStar, a U.S. international satellite company. Before that, Olga served on the Federal Communications Commission as Special Counsel for International Satellite Policy and Chief of the Domestic Services Branch of the Common Carrier Bureau.<ref name=DI/><ref name=Biography>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bios-2012-08-30-en Biographies of the 2012 NomCom Selected Nominees: Board of Directors: Olga Madruga-Forti], ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref> She has also served as the Chair of the Satellite Working Group at the Organization of American States,<ref name=Biography/> Inter-American Telecommunications Commission. Earlier in her career, Madruga-Forti was an Associate with Washington law firm Scott, McLeod, Pires & Price, and also Assistant County Attorney with the Dade County Attorney's Office in Miami, Florida.<ref name=Biography/>

In October 2014, Madruga-Forti rejoined the Federal Communications Commission as Chief of the Strategic Analysis and Negotiations Division.<ref>[https://www.fcc.gov/document/olga-madruga-forti-returns-international-bureau-division-chief Olga Madruga-Forti Returns To International Bureau As Division Chief] (October 27, 2014), Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref>

In October 2014, Madruga-Forti rejoined the Federal Communications Commission as Chief of the Strategic Analysis and Negotiations Division.<ref>[https://www.fcc.gov/document/olga-madruga-forti-returns-international-bureau-division-chief Olga Madruga-Forti Returns To International Bureau As Division Chief] (October 27, 2014), Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.benton.org/headlines/olga-madruga-forti-returns-international-bureau-division-chief Olga Madruga-Forti Returns To International Bureau As Division Chief] (October 29, 2014), Benton Foundation. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref>

==Education==

==Education==

Olga earned her degree in law from Georgetown University Law Center,<ref name=Register/> where she focused on international business law. She graduated as the Belgrano Scholar to the Organization of American States. She received her BA in both English and French Literature from Emory University.<ref name=Biography/>

Olga earned her degree in law from Georgetown University Law Center,<ref name=Register/> where she focused on international business law. She graduated as the Belgrano Scholar to the Organization of American States. She received her BA in both English and French Literature from Emory University.<ref name=Biography/>

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