Dominique Lazanski

  • Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Dominique is a London-based Internet and cyber security policy consultant. Dominique began her career with positions at Yahoo!, eBay, and Apple, where she helped launch the first iTunes stores in the US. In 2005 she moved to London to complete a master’s degree in information systems management at the London School of Economics. She has worked in policy ever since in cybersecurity and Internet policy and standards. She was formerly the Director for Public Policy and Institutional Relations for the GSM Association, coordinating closely with the UN, OECD, WTO and others. She has been appointed to international multistakeholder committees, including NetMundial and the UN Internet Governance Forum. She taught within the GSMA’s capacity building program for regulators and policy makers and sits on the board of several international companies. In October 2022, she negotiated Internet policy resolutions on behalf of the UK government at the ITU’s Plenipotentiary. Dominique holds a bachelor of arts from Cornell University, a second master’s degree from the University of Bath, where she completed in PhD studies in 2023. Her PhD thesis is titled Antiquarians and their research methodology: the rise of architectural history in early modern England 1680-1790. She is a nordic and biathlon ski coach and master’s athlete in her spare time.