Ulka Athale

Expertise: the RIPE NCC, the RIR system and Internet governance

The Community Development team is responsible for outreach and support to technical and non-technical communities such as NOGs, national IGFs, IXPs, industry associations, research and academia and civil society across the RIPE NCC service region. We also support the development of the Internet measurement ecosystem globally in partnership with other RIRs. I took over as the Manager of the Community Development team in 2026.

I started working at the RIPE NCC in 2018 as part of the Communications and Marketing team. Over the past years, I have been involved in the development of RIPE NCC Certified Professionals, the redesign of RIPE Labs and ripe.net and in supporting the RIPE Chair team and RIPE NCC-organised events, particularly RIPE Meetings. I also work closely with the NRO NC and the currently ongoing global process to review the governance of the RIR system, being held in conjunction with ICANN. I hold a Research Master in Literary Studies from the University of Amsterdam and an Executive MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.