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Veni Markovski is a pioneer for internet and information technology from Bulgaria. He is currently the Regional Representative of [[ICANN]] for Russia and CIS, and was a part of [[ICANN]]'s board from 2006 to 2007.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/venimarkovski Linkedin]</ref> Markovski is the CEO/owner of Global Solutions and Consulting, and has been advising the Bulgarian National Cybersecurity Coordinator since 2009.
Veni Markovski is a pioneer for internet and information technology from Bulgaria. He is currently the Regional Representative of [[ICANN]] for Russia and CIS, and was a part of [[ICANN]]'s board from 2006 to 2007.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/venimarkovski Linkedin]</ref> Markovski is the CEO/owner of Global Solutions and Consulting, and has been advising the Bulgarian National Cybersecurity Coordinator since 2009.
Markovski was born 1968 in Skopie, Macedonia. He started his work with the internet in 1990, as a system operator of the first Sofia-based bulletin-board system, part of FidoNet.<ref>[http://www.veni.com/cv.html Veni.com]</ref> By 1993 he had founded the second Internet Service Provider in the history of Bulgaria, which later became BOL.BG. In 1995, he founded the non-profit [[ISOC|Internet Society]] of Bulgaria, and is currently chairman of its board.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/markovski.htm ICANN]</ref>
Markovski was born 1968 in Skopie, Macedonia. He started his work with the internet in 1990, as a system operator of the first Sofia-based bulletin-board system, part of FidoNet.<ref>[http://www.veni.com/cv.html Veni.com]</ref> By 1993 he had founded the second Internet Service Provider in the history of Bulgaria, which later became BOL.BG. In 1995, he founded the non-profit [[ISOC|Internet Society]] of Bulgaria, and is currently chairman of its board.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/markovski.htm ICANN]</ref>
He currently lives in Washington, D.C., USA.
He currently lives in Washington, D.C., USA.
==Advisory and Leadership Roles==
Veni Markovski has served on the boards of [[ICANN]], [[ISOC| The Internet Society]], [[CPSR]], Sofia New Symphony Orchestra, and others. In 2003 he ran for mayor of Sofia. In 2006-2009 Veni Markovski supported the work of the Bulgarian State Agency for Information Technologies and Communications by advising its chairman on international ICT related issues.
Veni Markovski has served on the boards of [[ICANN]], [[ISOC| The Internet Society]], [[CPSR]], Sofia New Symphony Orchestra, and others. In 2003 he ran for mayor of Sofia. In 2006-2009 Veni Markovski supported the work of the Bulgarian State Agency for Information Technologies and Communications by advising its chairman on international ICT related issues.
He has been published in dozens of Bulgarian and foreign newspapers and magazines since 1984, and is a frequent presenter at IT and cybersecurity related conferences around the world, among them [[CFP]] (San Francisco, CA, USA), [[MMAWG]] (Washington, DC, USA), [[WSIS]] (Geneva, Switzerland and Tunis, Tunisia), [[Wizards of OS]] (Berlin, Germany), [[iWeek]] (Johannesburg, South Africa), FBI/Fordham (New York), RANS (Moscow, Russia), Nato Forum on Security (Istanbul, Turkey), Cybersecurity forums (Sofia, Bulgaria; Belgrade, Serbia; Moscow, Russia; New York, USA), and many others. <ref>[http://veni.com/pastwork/voenen_zhurnal.html veni.com]</ref>
He has been published in dozens of Bulgarian and foreign newspapers and magazines since 1984, and is a frequent presenter at IT and cybersecurity related conferences around the world, among them [[CFP]] (San Francisco, CA, USA), [[MMAWG]] (Washington, DC, USA), [[WSIS]] (Geneva, Switzerland and Tunis, Tunisia), [[Wizards of OS]] (Berlin, Germany), [[iWeek]] (Johannesburg, South Africa), FBI/Fordham (New York), RANS (Moscow, Russia), Nato Forum on Security (Istanbul, Turkey), Cybersecurity forums (Sofia, Bulgaria; Belgrade, Serbia; Moscow, Russia; New York, USA), and many others. <ref>[http://veni.com/pastwork/voenen_zhurnal.html veni.com]</ref>
==Education==
*'''St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University''' Msc., Law, 1989-1997
*'''St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University''' Msc., Law, 1989-1997
==Career History==
==Career History==
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[[category: People]]
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