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'''Veni Markovski''' is a pioneer for Internet and information technology from Bulgaria. He is currently [[ICANN]]'s Vice President for Stakeholder Engagement for Russia, The Commonwealth of Independent States, and Eastern Europe. He was a Director on [[ICANN Board|ICANN's Board]] from 2006 to 2007.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/venimarkovski LinkedIn]</ref> He is also the Owner and CEO of Global Solutions and Consulting, and has been advising the Bulgarian National Cybersecurity Coordinator since 2009.
In November 2012, he was promoted from Manager of Regional Relations for Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Eastern Europe to his current position, which reports to [[Sally Costerton]] and is part of CEO [[Fadi Chehadé]]'s goal to expand ICANN outreach and involvement to the developing world and improve the international makeup of the organization.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-28nov12-en.htm 28Nov12, ICANN.org]Published 28 Nov 12, retrieved 10 Jan 2013</ref>
Markovski was born 1968 in Skopie, Macedonia. He started his work with the Internet in 1990 as a System Operator for the first Sofia, Bulgaria-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 Staff Bio]</ref>
Markovski was born 1968 in Skopie, Macedonia. He started his work with the Internet in 1990 as a System Operator for the first Sofia, Bulgaria-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 Staff Bio]</ref>
Mr. Markovski has been member of the Bulgarian delegation to the U.N. [[WSIS|World Summit on Information Society]], and a member of the advisory group to the [[Internet Governance Forum]]. He was also the Project Manager of UNDP projects for support of e-government initiatives in Southeastern Europe, and his efforts there were positively reviewed by The New York Times,<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/11/business/worldbusiness/11iht-dividea_ed3_.html The New York Times]</ref> The International Herald Tribune, heise.de, <ref>[http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Bulgarische-Parlamentsabgeordnete-und-Internet-Society-gegen-Microsoft-101288.html heise.de]</ref> and others. Veni Markovski has also served as project contact point for the Bulgarian [[ENUM]] trial, which was launched on April 13, 2006.
Mr. Markovski has been member of the Bulgarian delegation to the U.N. [[WSIS|World Summit on Information Society]], and a member of the advisory group to the [[Internet Governance Forum]]. He was also the Project Manager of UNDP projects for support of e-government initiatives in Southeastern Europe, and his efforts there were positively reviewed by The New York Times,<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/11/business/worldbusiness/11iht-dividea_ed3_.html The New York Times]</ref> The International Herald Tribune, heise.de, <ref>[http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Bulgarische-Parlamentsabgeordnete-und-Internet-Society-gegen-Microsoft-101288.html heise.de]</ref> and others. Veni Markovski has also served as project contact point for the Bulgarian [[ENUM]] trial, which was launched on April 13, 2006.
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), [[MAAWG]] (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/cv.html veni.com]</ref>
==Career History==
==Career History==
* November 2006 he joined Global Solutions and Consulting as the CEO/owner.
* November 2006 he joined Global Solutions and Consulting as the CEO/owner.
* He has been serving as the Regional Representative of [[ICANN]] in Russia, Eastern Europe, CIS from January 2007.
* He has been serving as the Regional Representative of [[ICANN]] in Russia, Eastern Europe, CIS from January 2007.
* He joined the Office of the National Cybersecurity Coordinator as the Senior Advisor in April 2009 and has been serving as the Advisor of the Bulgarian National Cybersecurity Coordinator since.
* He joined the Office of the National Cybersecurity Coordinator as the Senior Advisor in April 2009 and has been serving as the Advisor of the Bulgarian National Cybersecurity Coordinator since.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/venimarkovski LinkedIn]</ref>
==Stratfor & Wikileaks==
Mr. Markovski was linked to Stratfor, a global intelligence entity that has been called the "shadow CIA", in February, 2012, by Wikileaks. He is named in some of the 5 million emails that were acquired by the hacker consortium, Anonymous, and given to Wikileaks. One contact he made within the group questioned who this "shady Bulgarian was", another responded "“hooked into the Bulgairan OC, but nothing too shady bout that since he is Bulgarian”. He was also described as a “Bulgarian billionaire telecommunications oligarch” and “kinda a strange guy, but very powerful in business circles.”
It seems that the overall documented relationship was largely benign and that he did not seem to be integrated into the organization. Furthermore, prominent publications have noted that Stratfor is largely a joke and does not wield the strategic power that it claims.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/icann-staffer-linked-to-hacked-intelligence-firm/ ICANN Staffer Linked to Hacked Intelligence Firm, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
==Education==
* St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University, Msc. Law, 1989-1997<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/venimarkovski LinkedIn]</ref>
==References==
==References==