Difference between revisions of "Karla Valente"
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| − | '''Karla Valente''' is currently the Director of gTLD Registry Programs.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/valente.htm ICANN Staff Bio]</ref> She also has an advisory role in the New | + | '''Karla Valente''' is currently the Director of [[gTLD]] [[Registry]] Programs.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/valente.htm ICANN Staff Bio]</ref> She also has an advisory role in the New gTLD Program development.<ref>[http://racknine.com/blog/internet/gtlds-space-to-be-greatly-expanded/ racknine.com]</ref> Previously, she served as Director of Product Services at [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/karla-valente/6/48b/ba6 LinkedIn]</ref> |
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Karla Valente is currently the Director of gTLD Registry Programs.[1] She also has an advisory role in the New gTLD Program development.[2] Previously, she served as Director of Product Services at ICANN.[3]
Education
Karla holds an MA in International Relations and International Public Law from the University of Amsterdam and a Bachelor of Law (JD) from Brazil. She speaks several languages.[4]
Career History
Valente has been working in the Domain Name industry since 1998. She has established and supervised more than 160 worldwide partnerships. She has also assisted companies with matters like global branding and domain name portfolio development. For seven years, she has worked at Verisign as the Senior Product Manager.[5] In this position, she developed, deployed, and managed various TLD products and partnerships for the DBMSG. Karla has also worked as the Director of Global Service Development at 1GlobalPlace, Inc, where she was supervisor for the company's international operations. Additionally, she served as in-house co-counsel for international IP issues, supported the company's acquisition and transition processes of intellectual property assets. Prior to joining the TLD industry, Valente assisted companies with international expansion planning and provided cross cultural communications training.[6]