Bill Graham
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| Country: | Canada |
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Bill Graham is an independent consultant in the fields of domestic and international Internet policy and Internet governance.[1]
Past Work[edit | edit source]
Bill joined the the Internet Society in December of 2007 where he led ISOC's strategic global engagement activities. He was responsible for the Internet Society's efforts to develop strategic positions on key Internet issues and to engage the highest level of global policy makers on emerging issues.[2]
Bill began a career working for the Canadian government in 1988, and held management positions in program evaluation, strategic planning, promotion of community networking and Internet use and adoption in Canada, as well as international business development, information and communications technology sector.
Before joining ISOC he had worked as the Director of International Telecommunications Policy at Industry Canada, Senior Advisor of International Telecommunications Policy at Industry Canada, Associate Director of Government Relations at Teleglobe Canada, Trade Strategy and Market Access manager at Industry Canada and Coordinator of Community networking at Industry Canada.
As the Director of International Telecommunications Policy, he was responsible for coordinating Canadian participation in multilateral organizations, including the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), APEC Telecommunications and Information Working Group, the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission (CITEL), ICANN Governmental Advisory Council (serving as Vice-Chair in 2007), and for bilateral relations on telecommunications policy issues for Canada. He was head of the Canadian delegation to the preparations for the World Summit on the Information Society (2003 and 2005). He has been a member of the Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group since 2006.[3]
Education[edit | edit source]
He received his education from University of Victoria.[4]