Rosalía Morales

Rosalía Morales has been executive director of NIC Costa Rica, the organization responsible for managing Costa Rica's .cr domains, since 2012.

She leads projects related to internet governance, internet exchange points (IXPs), cybersecurity, infrastructure and Internet policy, among many others.

From 2010-2012, she was senior partner in the transaction services group at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Chicago, Illinois where she worked as a financial consultant on matters relating to mergers and acquisitions of companies and initial public offerings. From 2005 to 2006, she served as executive director of the Costa Rican ICT Chamber (CAMTIC) where she worked on promoting the software and technology industry.

Rosalía is currently part of various international Internet community working groups including the ICANN CCWG-Accountability, which is providing support for the transition of management of the global Internet root; the ICANN Strategic and Operational Planning working group; and the Latin American Association of Domain Name Administrators (LACTLD) policy working group.

She obtained her MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, her master’s degree in international studies from the Lauder Institute (also at Wharton), and her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Studies from Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

She is also a Kauffman Fellow at the Kauffman Fellowship Program in Palo Alto, California with a focus on venture capital and innovation.