Robert Powell, III// January 3, 2014//
Kathryn C. Brown has been named CEO of the Internet Society in Reston.
Brown was senior advisor at the Albright Stonebridge Group and senior vice president for public policy and corporate responsibility at Verizon.
Earlier in her career, Brown served in the Clinton’s Administration where she was involved in policy development that was instrumental to the deployment and adoption of the global Internet.
Brown succeeds outgoing CEO Lynn St. Amour, who announced in February 2013 that she would be stepping down at the conclusion of her contract.
The Internet Society is a global organization involved in a wide spectrum of Internet issues, including policy, governance, technology and development.