Olga Cavalli

National Director of Cybersecurity, Argentina
Co-Founder and Academic Director, The South School of Internet Governance

Bio

Olga Cavalli is an Internet leader whose work has been instrumental in promoting and increasing the participation of Latin America and the Caribbean in the Internet governance ecosystem.

She currently holds the position of Argentina's National Director of Cybersecurity in the Secretariat of Public Innovation of the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers of the Presidency of Argentina. She previously held the position of Undersecretary of Information Technologies in the same Secretariat.

She is co-founder and academic director of the South School on Internet Governance and ARGENSIG, the Argentine School of Internet Governance.

She is co-editor of the book “Internet Governance and Regulations in Latin America”, the only one on Internet Governance in the region, free for the community and available in three languages: Spanish, Portuguese and English. Among her recent publications, she is the co-author of a chapter in the book “Power and Authority in Internet Governance”, where she describes the Role of States in Internet Governance at ICANN.

The German government invited her to participate in the IGF 2019 Berlin Promotional Video, which includes personalities such as Angela Merkel and Vint Cerf, among others. She is also a frequent contributor writing articles and book chapters on topics related to her areas of expertise.

Between 2016 and 2021 she was a member of the ISOC Global Board of Directors, ISOC Board of Trustees and a member of the ISOC Foundation Board of Directors. She was president of the ISOC Argentina Chapter (2015–2018).

Between 2007-2014 she was a member of the United Nations Secretary General's Advisory Group for the Internet Governance Forum's Multistakeholder Advisory Group, MAG.

At ICANN she was Vice Chair of the Government Advisory Committee (GAC), Council Member and vice chair of the GNSO and is currently a member of the ccNSO Council.

Olga is a professor at the University of Buenos Aires. Her education includes a PHD in Business Administration, a Master in Business Administration, a Master in Telecommunications Regulation, and a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.