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Meridian Institute is a trusted third-party not-for-profit organization that has specialized in multistakeholder processes for more than 20 years. To ensure the integrity of both processes and results, Meridian Institute involves representatives from diverse sectors, communities, and stakeholder groups in its work. Team members bring objectivity as independent process experts, strategic advisors, and as a trusted third party. 

Past projects have resulted in:

  • Private sector and civil society partnerships;

  • Multistakeholder consensus policy recommendations and implementation plans; and

  • Incorporation of diverse stakeholder input in regulatory agencies and institutions.

The Meridian Institute team is led by Kristy Buckley, and includes Mallorie Bruns, Sara Suriani and Annika Freudenberger. To learn more about Meridian Institute, visit their website.


Independent Examiner

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Kristy Buckley will serve as the project director and day-to-day lead for this project. She will manage the project team and be the main point of contact for interaction with ICANN staff, the RWP, and interviewees.


Mallorie Bruns will support the management of the project and review process, serving as the second point of contact for RWP and interviewees.


Sara Suriani will assist with project budgeting, tracking of timelines, deadlines, and deliverables, formatting of all documents, and scheduling team calls, coordination calls with RWP members, and interviews.


Annika Freudenberger will provide supplementary support to Mallorie in setting up the online survey, ensuring proper documentation of all interviews, assisting with interview data coding, and providing administrative project support.

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