title: Désirée Miloshevic
text: # Désirée Miloshevic
  
  Désirée Zeljka Miloshevic is an Internet public servant, and was a special advisor to the chair of the United Nations' Internet Governance Forum Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group. Additionally, she is Senior Public Policy and International Affairs Advisor in Europe for Afilias, the domain name registry.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Miloshevic studied English Literature at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology before starting her internet career at the then newly formed British service provider Demon Internet in 1993.
  
  ## Affiliations and positions
  
  * Special Adviser to the Chair of Internet Governance Forum Advisory Group (2006–2009)
  * Member of the Internet Society Board of Trustees (2004–2010) (2013–2019)
  * Member of the CPSR Board (2004–2010)
  * Member of the ICANN ccNSO
  * Member of the IADAS Webby Awards
  * Member of the Irish ENUM Policy Advisory Board
  * Member of the Open Rights Group Advisory Council
  * Member of the CC UK Advisory Board
  * Chair of the SHARE Foundation Board of Directors (2018–present)
  