B I O G R A P H Y

Lori Anne Wardi is a Director of .CO Internet S.A.S., the Administrator of the .CO top-level domain. Among other things, Lori Anne is responsible for marketing strategy, business development and global communications and outreach.

.CO is the online space where possibility meets opportunity – giving individuals and organizations exciting new choices in branding their online presence with a truly global, recognizable and credible domain name. For the most up-to-date information about .CO, please visit www.COinternet.co.

Lori Anne began her career as an attorney at Proskauer LLP, a top tier national law firm, where she counseled executives on the full gamut of federal and state employment laws. After five years of legal practice, Lori Anne went on to earn her Master’s Degree in Human Resources from the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

She spent the next two years as the Global Manager of Training and Professional Development for the Technology Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. There she had worldwide responsibility for all aspects
 of performance management, career and 
leadership development, training and executive coaching.

In 2000, Lori Anne started her first business, Pebble Alley, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in human capital management, corporate training and career coaching. She developed a particular expertise in the areas of performance management, career development, and executive and career coaching.

Through Pebble Alley, Lori Anne has consulted with executives and coached employees in many of the world's most prominent investment banks, professional service firms and non-profit organizations, including JP Morgan Chase, UBS, AIG, The Legal Aid Society and Hildebrandt International.

Motivated by a passion for the Internet and a growing entrepreneurial spirit, in 2004, Lori Anne co-founded Dream Big Media, LLC -- a digital asset strategy consultancy in New York City.
Dream Big Media offers training, coaching and consulting to help individuals and companies turn their ideas and interests into compelling, profitable online businesses and brands. From building and managing blogs, to developing custom content and social media optimization, Dream Big Media helps its clients to succeed online.

Dream Big Media also owns and manages a small portfolio of websites and generic domain names -- including Jinglegram.com, which when launched in 2004, was the first website where kids around the world could get a personal visit from Sana Claus right from their computer desktop!

Lori Anne has a B.A., cum laude, in International Relations from Muhlenberg College, a J.D., magna cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School and a Master's Degree, with honors, from the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She is a Member of the Bar of the State of New York and a Certified Coach.

If you would like to reach Lori Anne, her contact details can be found at www.lorianne.tel or by using any of the social networking tools on the right of this page.


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