Raquel Gatto joined Internet Society in May of 2013. She is the Regional Policy Manager. She will be based in São Paulo, Brazil. Prior to joining Internet Society, she had been an advisor at the Brazilian Network Information Center – NIC.br and also the Secretary Director of the Internet Society Brazil Chapter. Raquel is a lawyer focused on Intellectual Property, Domain Names, Privacy and Internet Governance issues. Currently a member of the Science and Technology Commission from the Law Bar Association (OAB/SP), dealing with law and technology issues.
On the academic side, Raquel holds a Master's Degree in International Law and is a PhD candidate focused on Legitimacy of Global Regulation for Internet Governance, at the Law School PUC, Sao Paulo. She has also been an Assistant Professor in States Theory and Political Sciences.
Raquel speaks Portuguese, English, Spanish and French and is conversant in Italian. She loves to read a good thriller, drama or history book and is always looking for suggestions.
Latest posts
Women in Tech
16 October 2018
G20 Women’s Summit: Digital Inclusion for Women
What if future generations in 2030 learned about gender inequality in their history class and not in their lived...
Internet Governance
24 September 2018
IGF 2018: Improvements and a Call for Contributions
The annual meetings of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) have been consolidated as the main space for discussion and...
Internet Governance
30 July 2018
Buenos Aires Will Be the Place for Internet Governance This Week
Without a doubt, this will be a busy week for the Internet Society in Latin America and the Caribbean! ...
Women in Tech
10 October 2017
Solutions needed! It’s time to close the digital gender divide
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Internet Governance
29 March 2016
Watch Live This Week: 2016 South Summer School on Internet Governance (SSIG) from DC
The 2016 South Summer School on Internet Governance (SSIG) is about to start today in Washington DC! In its...
Internet Governance
4 August 2015
LACIGF and eLAC – Internet Governance Events in Mexico This Week
The 8th edition of LACIGF has started with a good energy and a full room! This is the beginning...