Melchior Aelmans holds the position of Chief Architect Global Service Providers at Juniper Networks and has a background as a Consulting Engineer and Senior Systems Engineer focused on Cloud Providers. Aelmans actively contributes to the Internet Society as Chair of the Organization Member Advisory Council and participates in both the 2023-2024 and 2022-2023 Elections Committees. Additionally, Aelmans serves as a board member for NLNOG and is a Steering Committee Member for the Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS). Aelmans co-hosts The Routing Table Podcast and has pursued education at Juniper Networks in 2015 and 2016.