Michael Riedl is CEO of Team Internet Group and a recognised leader in digital infrastructure, online identity and trust within the global internet economy. Over the past decade, he has led complex, multi-country technology organisations through platform shifts, AI-driven disruption and regulatory change. At Team Internet, he has overseen major product and business-model transitions, introduced a focused divisional structure and maintained stability during transformation. He also chairs technology businesses at the intersection of digital identity and governance, including a leading top-level domain registry preparing for ICANN’s next round. Trained in computer science, law and business, and a graduate of Harvard Business School’s AMP, he lives in Luxembourg with his family.
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