Diana Lady Dougan

Diana Lady Dougan has served in senior policy and management positions for more than three decades, including appointments to Senate-confirmed positions by both Republican and Democratic presidents. She is chairman of the Cyber Century Forum and cochair of the governing board of the Center for Information Infrastructure and Economic Development, based in Beijing under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She serves on a number of boards and commissions dealing with diverse aspects of public policy or technology and founded the Global Information Infrastructure Commission in cooperation with the World Bank. From 1982 to 1988, as the first statutory U.S. coordinator for international communications and information policy, Dougan spearheaded international negotiations and policies involving telecom, broadcast, and information technology services on behalf of 14 federal agencies and served administratively as assistant secretary of state. She holds the permanent rank of ambassador. Early in her career, Dougan was the first CATV marketing director for Time, Inc., and an award-winning TV producer. She received her undergraduate degree in industrial psychology from the University of Maryland. Additional studies include the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.