Organization: CentralNic
Affiliation: GNSO
Region: Europe
Country: Germany
Email: michaela.cruden [@] centralnic.com
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Featured in the ICANN 54 - Dublin playing card deck


Michaela Cruden was born and raised in New Zealand but currently resides in Berlin, Germany. She is the Senior Operations and Strategy Manager of Registry Services at CentralNic, a position she has held since May 2021. Before that, she was the director of Business Development in Europe for Afilias, the Registry Operator for .info, .mobi and .pro, which manages over 20 million domain names.[1]

Prior to her role at Afilias, Michaela was the Senior Product Manager at EuroDNS, where she oversaw product development, registry accreditations, nTLD implementations, and managed EuroDNS' registry relations and strategic partnerships.[2] Prior to moving to Europe, and during her time at Instra Corporation, she was responsible for legal and policy and registry relations.[3]

Michaela was featured in the ICANN 78 - Hamburg Playing Card Deck

Education edit

Michaela holds a Master's degree in International Relations and Security and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Political Science.

References edit

  1. It's all about domains with Michael Cruden
  2. ICANNWiki - ICANN 48 Intake Form, November 2013
  3. Michaela Cruden, LinkedIn.com