Georg Greve

• Expert in Free Software and Open Standards;
 
• Self-taught software developer; successful academic career as physicist working in interdisciplinary field;
 
• Entrepreneur with several years of experience in the founding, establishment and growth of an international organisation. Experienced in management of a distributed organisation spanning several countries and cultures;
 
• Excellent analytical skills and strategic understanding of technology and politics. Ability to combine technical, political and legal concerns into strategic picture. Proven capability to adapt plans in changing tactical environments for achievement of strategic goals;
 
• Strong mediation skills and good at process facilitation. Proven ability to build consensus in diverse groups with different cultural backgrounds and conficting interests;
 
• Proven track record in problem resolution and crisis response;
 
• Seasoned speaker with excellent interpersonal and communication skills that have been tested addressing a wide variety of audiences. Experienced writer with hundreds of publications and the ability to explain complex subjects to audiences new to the issue;
 
• Project manager with strong conceptual skills, as well as possessing the ability to effectively translate his ideas into structures while overseeing successful implementation;
 
• Skilled negotiator with diplomatic experience at, inter alia, the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), and the International Standards Organisation (ISO);
 
• Hard worker with a strong belief in personal initiative and responsibility. Professional team player and fast learner. Commitment to doing the best job possible today, and learning how to do a better job tomorrow.