Toral Cowieson joined the Internet Society in 2010 and is currently Senior Director of Strategy and Evaluation. She works with key stakeholders on strategy development and impact measurement, including setting the direction and frame for annual action planning.
Previously she held the leadership and learning portfolio. Her team spearheaded programs, including online training, to reach, engage, and mobilize the NextGen of Internet technology, policy, and business leaders around the globe.
Before joining the Internet Society, Toral was the founder of SISUTEK, a market due diligence firm focused on helping US and Canadian companies prioritize strategic investments and open new market channels. She has also held product leadership roles for ThomsonReuters/NewsEdge.
Toral serves on several boards and has taught at the university level. She has an MBA in International Business from George Washington University (Washington, DC).
Toral is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Latest posts
25th Anniversary
7 September 2017
25 Under 25: Using the Internet to Make a Difference in Communities
On September 18th in Los Angeles, California, the Internet Society will celebrate a selected group of exceptional young people...
25th Anniversary
16 March 2017
Community Forum Launches the Search for 25 Under 25
Today, the Internet Society hosted a special Community Forum, “Youth on the Internet.” Hundreds of participants from across 6...
Human Rights
13 July 2015
The Science and Art of Identifying Next Generation Leaders: Some Reflections before IETF 93
For IETF 80 in 2011, the Internet Society had nearly 90 applicants for 12 available Fellows awardee slots. For...
Internet Governance
9 June 2015
Shaping the Internet: Internet Society Next Generation Leaders in Action at the African Internet Summit and EuroDIG 2015
As many know, the Internet Society has a deep background in identifying and supporting next generation policy, technology, academic,...
IETF
20 March 2015
Congratulations to the Internet Society Fellows to IETF 92 in Dallas, TX (US)
Please join me in congratulating the most recent cohort of Internet Society Fellows to IETF. These 14 technologists from...
IETF
7 November 2014
IETF 80-IETF 90: Some Reflections before IETF 91 in Honolulu
In the past four years, we have awarded nearly 140 first-time and returning Fellowships to the Internet Engineering Task...