Charlotte Thornby is a senior executive with extensive expertise in government relations, public policy, and political environments both in the private and public sectors, primarily in European nations. With her vast experience collaborating with industry, governments, policy makers, NGOs, universities, and intergovernmental institutions, including UNESCO, NATO throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Russia, she is a recognized leader in her field. For the majority of her career, she has worked in the EMEA region, specializing in IT sector issues, public policy, government affairs and community strategies, EU IT antitrust/competition issues, public sector sales support, education and open-source communities. Additionally, Charlotte has served on numerous boards and councils in the European technology sector over the years. She has a postgraduate degree in Political Science and International Relations from Université Libre de Bruxelles/CERIS, Brussels, Belgium, a Bachelor in Business Administration from Niels Brock's School of International Business, Copenhagen, Denmark, and specialized in French politics, commerce, economics, civilization, philosophy & literature at Sorbonne University in Paris, France.