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Joe Catapano
Stakeholder Engagement Director - North America & Global Academia
United States of America
Biography
Joe is part of ICANN's Global Stakeholder Engagement team, managing ICANN’s engagement with regional stakeholders in the private sector, technical community, academia and public interest organizations in North America. Joe works closely with the Communications and Policy teams to draft position papers and outreach materials to be used in furtherance of the GSE team’s mission and objectives in North America. He leads planning and execution of outreach events in the region, as well as engagement with students and faculty at regional universities.
Prior to his association with ICANN, Joe was a Communications Officer at the United Nations Foundation. He also has held communications positions previously at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and Pfizer, Inc. Joe obtained his MA in Government from American University and his BA in Communications from Quinnipiac University.
If you are interested in hosting an IMRS instance in North America, please email joe.catapano(at)icann.org.