Mirjam Kühne

Mirjam Kühne returned to the RIPE NCC in 2009 to set up RIPE Labs, using her wide professional network and technical insight to engage the Internet community to share ideas and best practice on issues impacting on the Internet infrastructure.

Photo of Mirjam KuehnePrior to joining the RIPE NCC, Mirjam worked at ISOC as Senior Program Manager. She led projects related to technology and public policy, bridging the gap between the technical community and non-technical audiences, including government organisations. She was also responsible for ISOC's Education Pillar, which involved the development of technical workshops in developing countries. Additionally, she was in charge of establishing relationships with partner organisations, e.g. ICANN, the RIRs, the IETF and NSRC.

Mirjam's career highlights also include the inception of the IETF Journal, which she edited for 5 years.

Prior to this, Mirjam worked at the RIPE NCC's senior management, being responsible for external relations and representing the organisation on an international level.

Mirjam has a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the Technical University, Berlin, Germany.