Doreen Bogdan-Martin

She holds a post-graduate certification in Strategies for Leadership from the Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, and is certified in Accountability and Ethics by the United Nations Leaders Programme.

[2] Bogdan-Martin began her career as a Telecom specialist at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, US Department of Commerce in 1989.

She advised the ITU Secretary General and oversaw the organisation's Membership, Corporate Communications and External Affairs.

Bogdan-Martin also served as the Executive Director of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, Co-Founder of the EQUALS Global Partnership to bridge the digital divide, co-creator of the Giga school connectivity program with UNICEF, and creator of the Generation Connect initiative.

[citation needed] As Director, she has focused on delivering new partnerships, global initiatives on connectivity, innovation, digital transformation and youth engagement.

Bogdan-Martin (left) with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in 2022
Michele Jawando , Bogdan-Martin and Rebeca Grynspan at UNCTAD eWeek in December 2023