Christian Dawson is Senior Partner at change management consulting firm Open-i Advisors, Executive Director and Co‐founder of the i2Coalition, and Executive Director of MHz Foundation.

As an entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience building multiple businesses in the Internet’s infrastructure, he has a background in developing business models, go-to-market strategies and holistic growth strategies designed to put businesses on the path they need to succeed.

His non-profit work has led him to expertise and thought leadership in the fields of tech policy, with a focus on Internet governance, intermediary issues, copyleft licensing, and free knowledge.

Dawson is the former President of innovative web hosting provider ServInt. Dawson has a degree in leadership from the University of Richmond and an MBA from the University of Maryland.