
Samantha Demetriou is the Senior Director of Policy at Verisign, the registry operator for .com, .net, and other generic top-level domains. Samantha specializes in internet governance and the development of policies that impact the internet’s Domain Name System (DNS). She has been actively involved with ICANN and other multistakeholder forums for over 10 years and currently serves as the Chair of ICANN’s Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG). In addition to managing Verisign’s policy interests, Samantha has also advised business and multinational corporations on using domain names to protect their brands online. Samantha holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.