WASHINGTON, July 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet
Society Foundation today announced the appointment of Chris Locke as the new Executive Vice President
(EVP) and Managing Director.
In this role, he will oversee the strategic vision and provide
programmatic, financial, and operational leadership for the
Foundation, which focuses on funding initiatives that strengthen
the Internet in function and reach and advances the vision of
the Internet Society that the Internet is for
Everyone.
Chris Locke brings a wealth of
experience from both the public and private sectors. He began his
career as an academic and studied the impact of web technologies on
culture, media, and society. His experience in the private sector
includes working for leading Internet and mobile companies across
Europe and serving as the Managing
Director of GSMA Mobile for Development at the GSM Association,
where he leveraged mobile technology for social and economic
benefits in developing countries.
More recently, Chris founded Caribou Digital, a consultancy
dedicated to building ethical and sustainable emerging market
digital economies. Its clients include the MasterCard Foundation,
DFID, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
"I hope to bring my extensive knowledge of the effects of
digital technologies on societies and economies to expand the
Foundation's work in supporting organizations that use the Internet
to bring communities better education, healthcare, and economic
opportunity."
Since its launch in 2019, the Internet Society Foundation has
disbursed US$45 million to 800 grant
partners in nearly 90 countries across 6 continents.
About the Internet Society Foundation:
The Internet Society Foundation was established to support
the positive difference the Internet can make to people everywhere.
Guided by our vision of an Internet for Everyone, the
Foundation champions ideas and enables communities to unlock
the Internet's potential to tackle the world's evolving challenges.
Through a variety of funding areas, the Foundation awards grants to
Internet Society Chapters, non-profit organizations, and
individuals dedicated to providing meaningful access to an open,
globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet for
everyone.
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