May 22, 2025   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

The Internet Society Announces New Appointment to the Public Interest Registry Board of Directors

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Society today announced the appointment of Seun Ojedeji to the Public Interest Registry (PIR) Board of Directors and the reappointment of Lena Beck Rørvig and Mike Silber. All three will begin new three-year terms in June 2025. The Internet Society Board also reappointed PIR President and CEO Jonathon Nevett to serve an additional one-year term.

Seun Ojedeji is a senior technology executive and board director with over a decade of experience in Internet governance, DNS operations, and nonprofit leadership. He has a proven track record of advancing strategic initiatives, fostering global stakeholder engagement, and providing governance oversight in the domain name ecosystem.

Keith Davidson, who has served on the PIR Board since 2019, has concluded his second term. The Board is grateful for his dedication, insight, and many contributions to PIR's mission over the years.

"We are delighted to welcome Seun Ojedeji to the PIR Board and grateful to Lena Beck Rørvig and Mike Silber for continuing their service," said Saerin Cho, Chair of the PIR Board. "Their leadership strengthens our mission to be an exemplary domain name registry, provide a trusted digital identity, and empower those working to improve our world."

Effective June 2025, the Public Interest Registry Board Members will be:

    --  Saerin Cho, Former Chief Legal Officer, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
        and Adjunct Law Professor, University of San Diego
    --  Eric Burger, Research Director of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative,
        Virginia Tech
    --  Kathryn Kleinman, Professor of Law, American University
    --  George Sadowsky, former ICANN and Internet Society board member
    --  Lena Beck Rørvig, independent HR consultant
    --  Michael Silber, Group Executive Regulatory Affairs, MTN
    --  Seun Ojedeji, technology executive and former Board Director at AFRINIC
        (the Internet Number Registry for Africa)
    --  Jonathon Nevett (non-voting), President and CEO, PIR

About Public Interest Registry
Public Interest Registry (PIR) is a nonprofit that operates the .ORG top-level domain--one of the world's largest generic top-level domains with more than 11 million domain names registered worldwide. .ORG is open to everyone, providing a global platform for organizations, associations, clubs, businesses and individuals to bring their ideas to life. PIR has been a champion for a free and open Internet for two decades with a clear mission to be an exemplary domain name registry, provide a trusted digital identity, and help educate those who dedicate themselves to improving our world. PIR was founded by the Internet Society (internetsociety.org) in 2002 and is based in Reston, Virginia, USA. Visit www.pir.org for more information.

About the Internet Society
Founded in 1992 by Internet pioneers, the Internet Society is a global non-profit organization working to ensure the Internet is for everyone. Through its community of members, special interest groups, and 130+ chapters around the world, the organization defends and promotes Internet policies, standards, and protocols that keep the Internet open, globally connected, and secure. For more information, please visit internetsociety.org.

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