- Paul Twomey
Paul Twomey (born
18 July 1961 ) is the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).Following a private-sector role as a consultant for
McKinsey & Company , Dr. Twomey held executive positions within theAustralia n Government's foreign trade organisationAustrade . His role there included working on strategic development and European markets.He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the
National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE) in 1997. As a government unit responsible for developing Australian Government IT policy, it was during this time he began his involvement with ICANN. Though this role he became chair of the influential ICANNGovernment Advisory Committee which served as the organisation's liaison with world governments.Following his departure from NOIE, Dr. Twomey created a consultancy with
Ira Magaziner (Domestic Policy Adviser to former US PresidentBill Clinton ) calledArgo P@cific . Despite his move to the private sector, he continued his role on the ICANN GAC until November 2002 through an ongoing posting as external advisor to the Australian Government.He received a Bachelor of Arts from
University of Queensland , a Master of Arts fromPennsylvania State University , and a PhD from Cambridge University.On
27 March 2003 he was elected to his current position at ICANN.
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