− | '''Olga Madruga-Forti''' is International Counsel for ARSAT S.A., an international satellite company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has been elected by the [[Nominating Committee]] to serve on the [[ICANN Board]] starting October 2012, replacing [[Rajasekhar Ramaraj]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10291-satellite-policy-expert-named-icann-director Satellite policy expert named ICANN director, domainincite.com]</ref> | + | '''Olga Madruga-Forti''' is International Counsel for ARSAT S.A., an international satellite company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In August 2012, she was elected by the [[Nominating Committee]] to serve on the [[ICANN Board]] starting October 2012, replacing [[Rajasekhar Ramaraj]].<ref name=DI>[http://domainincite.com/10291-satellite-policy-expert-named-icann-director Satellite policy expert named ICANN director, domainincite.com]</ref> |
− | 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. She has also served as the Chair of the Satellite Working Group at the Organization of American States, Inter-American Telecommunications Commission. | + | 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>[http://www.law.depaul.edu/programs/study_abroad/argentina_faculty.asp DePaul Argentina Faculty, law.depaul.edu]</ref> | + | 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/><ref>[http://www.law.depaul.edu/programs/study_abroad/argentina_faculty.asp DePaul Argentina Faculty, law.depaul.edu]</ref> |