He is the editor of three book series: “The Asia Pacific Internet Handbook”, “The Knowledge Management Chronicles” and “AfricaDotEdu”. He is editor-at-large of DestinationKM, world music editor for Rave magazine, and contributor to the Poynter Institute blog on new media trends.
Madan is on the nominating committee of ICANN (International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), which designs and manages the infrastructure of the global Internet, and was on the board of directors of CPSR (Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility). He is on the board of editors of the journal “Electronic Markets” and the Journal of Community Informatics, and was on the board of the journal Convergence. Madan was also on the international editorial board of the recently published book, “Transforming e-Knowledge.”
Madan was formerly the communications director at the United Nations Inter Press Service bureau in New York, and vice president at IndiaWorld Communications in Bombay. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology at Bombay and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, with an M.S. in computer science and a Ph.D. in communications.
Madan is a frequent speaker on the international conference circuit, and has given talks and lectures in over 50 countries around the world. He has worked with online services in the U.S., Brazil, and India. His articles have appeared in DestinationKM, The Economic Times, Electronic Markets magazine, Economic and Political Weekly, and the Bangkok Post. Madan is on the board of directors/advisors of numerous content and wireless services firms in Asia. He also participates in consultations at UNESCO, IDRC, and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) foundation.