Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Born in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Bogdan-Martin graduated from American University with a Master's degree in International Communications Policy,{{Cite web|title=Internet Governance Lab Announces AU Alumni Expert Council|url=https://internetgovernancelab.org/news/2020/10/2/internet-governance-lab-announces-inaugural-alumni-expert-council|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Internet Governance Lab|date=20 October 2020 |language=en-US}} and with a Bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware. 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.{{Cite web|title=Doreen Bogdan-Martin - Agenda Contributor|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/doreen-bogdan-martin/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=World Economic Forum|language=en}}

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

File:Deputy Secretary Sherman Meets With Secretary-General-Elect, International Telecommunication Union Bogdan-Martin (52508231577).jpg in 2022]]

In 1994, Bogdan-Martin joined the International Telecommunication Union's Telecommunication Development Bureau as a Policy analyst. She was instrumental in the creation of the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR), the only global gathering for the world's ICT regulators; as well as the ICT Regulatory collection tool and portal (ICT-Eye).

In 2003, she became head of the Regulatory Reform Unit, leading the Regulatory Reform Programme and co-authoring the annual "Trends in Telecommunication Reform" report from 2003 through 2007. In 2005, she became head of the Regulatory and Market Environment Division, managing programmes on regulatory reform, economics, and finance and advising governments on ICT reform and policy issues. In January 2008, Bogdan-Martin became Chief of the Strategic Planning and Membership department, the senior most position in the ITU's General Secretariat, and the first woman to ever occupy this position. She advised the ITU Secretary General and oversaw the organisation's Membership, Corporate Communications and External Affairs. She served as Secretary to the ITU governing body, and as Coordinator of United Nations affairs for the organization, where she created the ITU liaison office to the UN in New York.

File:Michele_Jawondo,_Doreen_Bogdan-Martin,_Rebeca_Grynspan_UNCTAD_eWeek_–_5_December_2023_02.jpg, Bogdan-Martin and Rebeca Grynspan at UNCTAD eWeek in December 2023]]

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.{{fact|date=December 2023}} As Director, she has focused on delivering new partnerships, global initiatives on connectivity, innovation, digital transformation and youth engagement.

On 29 September 2022, Bogdan-Martin was elected as the 20th Secretary-General of the ITU at the Plenipotentiary Conference in Bucharest, Romania. She received 139 votes out of 172, defeating Russia's Rashid Ismailov. She is the first woman to serve as the ITU Secretary-General.{{cite news |title=U.S. candidate beats Russian to head U.N. telecoms agency |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-candidate-beats-russia-head-un-telecoms-agency-2022-09-29/ |access-date=29 September 2022 |work=Reuters |date=29 September 2022}}{{cite web |title=Member States elect Doreen Bogdan-Martin as ITU Secretary-General |url=https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2022-09-29-ITU-SG-elected-Doreen-Bogdan-Martin.aspx |publisher=ITU |access-date=29 September 2022 |language=en-us |date=29 September 2022}}

Bogdan-Martin an affiliate of the Harvard University Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society{{Cite web|url=https://cyber.harvard.edu/people/dbogdan|title=Doreen Bogdan-Martin {{!}} Berkman Klein Center|website=cyber.harvard.edu|language=en|access-date=2 July 2018}} and a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Virtual Reality(VR) / Augmented Reality(AR).{{Cite web|title=Partners|url=https://www.weforum.org/the-edison-alliance/partners/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=World Economic Forum|language=en}}

She is a Generation Unlimited Champion{{Cite web|title=Who We Are|url=https://www.generationunlimited.org/who-we-are|access-date=2021-05-19|website=www.generationunlimited.org|language=en}} and a Champion of the EDISON Alliance led by the World Economic Forum.{{Cite web|last=Svitak|first=Adora|date=2021-04-30|title=Project Rewrite: A conversation on women's leadership and the power of connectivity with Doreen…|url=https://medium.com/freely-sharing-the-sum-of-all-knowledge/project-rewrite-a-conversation-on-womens-leadership-and-the-power-of-connectivity-with-doreen-1a83cd8f4616|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Medium|language=en}} Other advisory bodies she serves on includes the Geneva-Tsinghua Initiative,{{Cite web|title=Advisory Board {{!}} Geneva-Tsinghua Initiative|url=https://gt-initiative.org/people/advisory-board/|access-date=2021-05-19|language=en-US}} the SDG Lab Advisory Board,{{Cite web|title=Launch of the SDG Lab Advisory Group|url=https://www.sdglab.ch/en/what-we-do/2020/5/21/launch-of-the-sdg-lab-advisory-group|access-date=2021-05-19|website=SDG Lab|language=en-US}} the UN Technology Innovation Labs, and the Alumni Expert Council of the Internet Governance Lab of American University in Washington D.C. Bogdan-Martin is a member of the Amateur Radio League, and the IEEE.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

She previously served as member of the Board of Governors of the UN Staff College, Chair of the United Nations Strategic Planning Group,{{Cite web|date=2021-05-19|title=United Nations Strategic Planning Network (UNSPN) {{!}} United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination|url=https://www.unsceb.org/content/united-nations-strategic-planning-network-unspn|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119070522/http://www.unsceb.org/content/united-nations-strategic-planning-network-unspn |archive-date=19 January 2016 }} and Member of the Governing Committee of the Swiss Network for International Studies.{{Cite web|url=https://snis.ch/about/|title=about {{!}} SNIS|website=snis.ch|language=en-US|access-date=2 July 2018}}

Bogdan-Martin is married and has two daughters and two sons. She is fluent in English, French and Spanish. She is an active Amateur Radio operator holding callsign KD2JTX and, in 2014, arranged for school students in Switzerland to talk live with astronauts in orbit through Amateur Radio on the International Space Station.{{Cite web|title=ITU's ham radio station celebrates 60 years on air|url=https://www.itu.int/hub/2022/06/4u1itu-ham-radio-amateur-station-60-years/|access-date=2022-09-30|website=International Telecommunication Union|date=10 June 2022 |language=en}}

On 23 September 2021 Bogdan-Martin was awarded the American University's Outstanding Technology Policy Changemaker Award for technology policy and creating a more just, equitable, and productive society.{{Cite web|last=American University|date=2021-09-23|title=American University Celebrates Doreen Bogdan-Martin's Leadership in Inclusivity and Technology Policy|url=https://www.american.edu/media/pr/au-celebrates-doreen-bogdan-martin-s-leadership-in-inclusivity-and-tech-policy.cfm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127100734/https://www.american.edu/media/pr/au-celebrates-doreen-bogdan-martin-s-leadership-in-inclusivity-and-tech-policy.cfm|archive-date=2022-01-27|access-date=2022-01-27}} On 27 February, GSMA awarded Bogdan-Martin the 2023 Chairman's Award for "outstanding achievements of individuals or organisations from across the mobile industry"{{Cite web |last=cgill@gsma.com |date=2023-02-27 |title=GSMA Announces 2023 Chairman's Award Winners |url=https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-announces-2023-chairmans-award-winners/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Newsroom |language=en-GB}} - specifically for creating the Partner2Connect initiative (a global leadership platform to facilitate partnerships aimed at expanding digital inclusion).

On 28 March 2023 it was announced that Bogdan-Martin was awarded the IEEE President's Award for "distinguished leadership and contributions to the public".{{Cite web |title=IEEE President's Award |url=https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/recipients/presidents-award/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=IEEE Awards |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Press Release |url=https://www.itu.int:443/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2023-03-28-ITU-secretary-general-doreen-bogdan-martin-receives-IEEE-presidents-award.aspx |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=ITU |language=en-US}}

On 11 March 2025 the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) awarded Bogdan-Martin the 2025 SIA Leadership in Government Award for her "distinguished career in both domestic and international space policy." [https://sia.org/itu-secretary-general-doreen-bogdan-martin-receives-satellite-industry-association-leadership-award Press Release] SIA Award. Retrieved 2025-03-11.

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• [http://www.divainternational.ch/interview-with-doreen-bogdan-martin.html Interview with Doreen Bogdan-Martin]
• Techonomy Media - Digitally United; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F1LlTkVCoI&t=551s
• Milicom Empowering Women Webinar; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usfmKnEXgp4
• Geneva Solutions, Internet Governance Series: https://genevasolutions.news/science-tech/internet-governance-series-doreen-bogdan-martin
• In Conversation: Jean-Yves Art and Doreen Bogdan-Martin Discuss Internet Access In the COVID Era https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx9Aiupdfi8
• Project Rewrite: https://medium.com/freely-sharing-the-sum-of-all-knowledge/project-rewrite-a-conversation-on-womens-leadership-and-the-power-of-connectivity-with-doreen-1a83cd8f4616
• Invest for Good: https://www.investforgood.blog/blog/developing-connections
• Geneva Solutions, Sizing up the environmental cost of digital technologies: https://genevasolutions.news/science-tech/sizing-up-the-environmental-cost-of-digital-technologies
• Pacific Telecommunications Council 2021: https://www.ptc.org/2021/01/doreen-bogdan-martin-featured-participant-interview/
• {{cite journal |last1=Aerts |first1=Ann |last2=Bogdan-Martin |first2=Doreen |title=Leveraging data and AI to deliver on the promise of digital health |journal=International Journal of Medical Informatics |date=June 2021 |volume=150 |pages=104456 |doi=10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104456 |pmid=33866232 |doi-access=free }}
• {{cite news |last1=Bogdan-Martin |first1=Doreen |title=What mainstream VR and AR means for sustainable development |url=https://www.weforum.org/global_future_councils/gfc-on-virtual-reality-and-augmented-reality/articles/virtual-reality-augmented-reality-sustainable-development |work=World Economic Forum |date=17 February 2021 }}
• Harvard: https://cyber.harvard.edu/people/dbogdan
• Broadband Commission: https://www.broadbandcommission.org/commissioner/doreen-bogdan-martin/
• Concordia: https://www.concordia.net/community/doreen-bogdan-martin/
• Geneva Solutions: https://genevasolutions.news/science-tech/sizing-up-the-environmental-cost-of-digital-technologies

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