I discovered the Internet as a student—and I’ve never looked back. What started as a spark of curiosity quickly turned into a lifelong mission: to understand this extraordinary technology, defend its openness, and help shape its future as a global force for good.
My academic path—Law (LLB), IT and Telecommunications Law (LLM), and a PhD in Internet law—laid the foundation for my work at the intersection of technology, policy, and human rights. Over the past two decades, I’ve been fortunate to contribute to global Internet policy, advocate for transparency and decentralisation, and push back against authoritarian and centralising forces online.
For around a decade, I served as Senior Director at the Internet Society, working alongside dedicated colleagues to promote a free and open Internet. I’ve also taught at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and worked with a variety of institutions and organisations committed to digital rights and democratic governance.
Today, I serve as Senior Resident Fellow for Global and Democratic Governance at the Digital Forensics Research Lab (DFRLab) at the Atlantic Council.
I'm most at home when I’m contributing to global discussions—whether on stage at TEDx talking about Internet decentralisation, interviewing advocates and activists on my Internet of Humans podcast, or writing for publications like Brookings, Slate, TechDirt, and EurActiv. My book, The Current State of Domain Name Regulation, is published by Routledge.
The Internet has shaped my professional life—but more than that, it has inspired me. I believe its future is still unwritten. And I’m committed to making sure it remains open, inclusive, and worth fighting for.
Above all, I remain driven by one question: How do we ensure the Internet remains a force for good in an increasingly authoritarian and fractured world?