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Roger J. Cochetti

RJC Associates

Roger Cochetti currently leads a consulting practice that specializes in worldwide policy issues facing the information and telecommunications industries, of which he has been a part for several years. He brings unique experience at the international, federal and state levels to this practice.

Prior to rejoining his consulting practice, Roger was Group Director of U.S. Public Policy for CompTIA. He was responsible for guiding the Association's US federal and state public policy in the interests of CompTIA's members. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Policy Officer of VeriSign, acting as the company's primary liaison with governments at all levels. Earlier, Mr. Cochetti had directed global Internet and e-commerce-related policy/regulatory activities for IBM Corporation and had held a variety of executive positions with COMSAT Corporation and with the US International Development Cooperation Agency (IDCA), an affiliat of the U.S. Department of State.

Mr. Cochetti has helped found and served on the board of directors of several IT-related organizations, including TRUSTe, the Internet Law and Policy Forum (ILPF), the Internet Education Foundation, the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA)/Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), the ICANN Names Council, the Executives group of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), the Electronic Authentication Partnership (EAP), and many others. He currently serves on the U.S. Department of State's Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policies, the Strategy Council of the United Nations' Global Alliance for ICT & Development, the Executive Committee of the board of directors of the Public Affairs Council, the Internet Education Foundation and the Family Online Safety Institute. Roger has also testified before Congress on IT industry, Internet and e-commerce related issues and is the author of several books and articles on Internet and telecommunications topics. He is listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World. Roger is a graduate of Georgetown University and resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

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Biography last updated December 9, 2008