Kevin Meynell worked for the Internet Society from 2015 until 2023 which included leading the MANRS Routing Security initiative; organising the Network & Distributed Security Symposium (NDSS); working on IXP and Community Network development in the RIPE NCC service region; and running its Deploy360 programme that promoted deployment of IPv6, DNSSEC, DNS-over-TLS/HTTPS and RPKI.
He previously worked for APNIC as its Training Manager, and prior to that he worked for 16 years for TERENA (now the GÉANT Association) to develop R&E networks across Europe and beyond, to deploy new services such as 6NET (IPv6), Shibboleth and PKIs, and developing TF-CSIRT – the European Forum of CSIRTs. He has also worked for JANET (now Jisc), the UK’s National Research & Education Network to bring the Internet and other services to tertiary education institutes, and was amongst the first three employees who established CENTR to represent ccTLDs on DNS technical and policy matters.
Kevin splits his time between the Netherlands and Australia, and has worked on initiatives across Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America, Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus regions. He is currently a member of the RIPE and APRICOT Programme Committees, and was recently appointed as liaison to the RIPE Chair Nominations Committee. He was a co-founder of the Central Asian Peering and Interconnect Forum (CAPIF), and has also previously been a member of the ENOG, TNC and APAN Programme Committees.
