Andrew Allemann is editor of the popular DomainNameWire.com news site. Domain Name Wire was the first blog covering the business of domain names, and has been online for nearly 4 years. A recognized expert on domains, Andrew has been involved in the domain industry since 1997. He has been quoted in The New York Times online, Sydney Morning Herald, eWeek, and numerous other publications. Andrew graduated with highest honors from The University of Texas with a degree in finance. He has launched numerous startups in Austin, as well as worked in the software and telecom industries.

Born in Melbourne, Australia Michael has been working in the BBS (Bulletin Board System) and Internet industry for the past 20 years. Michael has served as a director of the prestigious Australian Internet Industry Association, the last two years of which he was elected to the position of vice-chairman. As a member of the board he contributed to forming policies relating to many key aspects of the Internet including; Internet privacy standards, multi-casting, cyber-crime, copyright and chaired the committee for establishing online advertising standards. Michael has developed an extensive portfolio of domains and diligently analyzes statistics to maximize their revenue. He then took this expertise and founded ParkLogic which optimizes domain name revenue and whizzbangsblog.com which discusses domain optimization strategies.

Adam Strong has been investing in domain names for 8 years. Since early 2000 he has been an active buyer in the expired domain marketplace, participating in hundreds of thousands of daily expired domain auctions. Adam has an established expertise in domain brokerage services with millions of dollars in sales and is recognized by his peers for his "finger on the pulse", real-world experience, and depth of knowledge regarding domain marketplaces, value-based purchasing, and the sales cycle. As an analyst with DomainConsultant.com, Adam helped bring record sell through rates to several live domain auctions in 2008. Adam is also the Founder and Editor of DomainNameNews.com.

Chris Welton is the Senior Manager of Business Development at Oversee.net. Chris leads the assessment and execution of new business opportunities for Oversee, including its DomainSponsor parking service, SnapNames and DNEX aftermarkets and registrar businesses. In addition, Chris is responsible for managing and growing existing revenue generating partnerships with search ad feed, display advertising and data services partners. Chris' background includes holding operational and management positions in business development and product management in the internet advertising, video-on-demand and enterprise software industries. He also has experience as an investment banker and venture capital investor with Merrill Lynch Venture Partners and as an entrepreneur, having founded, managed and sold JumpNow USA, a leading party rental business in the Los Angeles region. He graduated with a degree in political science from Amherst College.

Howard Hoffman, President of PPC Income, Inc, has a BS in Civil Engineering from MIT and a MS in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. For his hiOsilver bottled water brand (now renamed O2Cool), Hoffman was one of the earliest pay-per-click advertisers at GoTo.com (which became Overture.com and now Yahoo). He also discovered the value of obtaining additional domain names, such as HealthWater.com, and SportsWater.com to send relevant traffic to hiOsilver.com. Hoffman became a serious investor in domains. Based on his early experience as a PPC advertiser, he embraced the income side of PPC and was an early user of domain parking services. His experience in generating income from his domain traffic is published at PPCIncome.com.

Leonard Holmes is a clinical psychologist who writes a monthly Name Monetizer newsletter that reports on news in domain monetization. His site at ParkQuick.com compares domain parking companies, and he has followed this field since 2004. Recently his sites have covered domain monetization beyond parking pages, including domain development and domain arbitrage.

Donny Simonton is the President of Parked Technology Services. He oversees the planning, development, infrastructure, and day to day operations for the domain parking company, Parked.com. Donny has also served as the Chief Information Officer where he managed the development of the multiple domain registrars including directNIC.com. Previously, Donny served as Vice President in the Human Resources division of BankOne.

Randy Charach is President of Synergy Domains Inc. based in Vancouver, Canada. Along with many other titles that Randy has authored; his 14 hour, 484 page “Complete Guide to Internet Marketing” has helped pave the way for many successful Internet entrepreneurs. In his television program the “Internet Millionaire System” that airs throughout Europe, he shares his success principles and insights in the world of Direct Response and Internet Marketing. As a “Domainer”; Randy focuses his skills on the buying, selling and monetization of domain names. Examples of how Randy monetizes some of his domains can be found at www.RandyCharach.com.

Rob McClinton is the Director of Inside Sales for Oversee.net where he leads the sales operations and client relations teams for the parking, aftermarket and registrar businesses. In the 10 years prior to joining Oversee.net, Rob has worked in several internet and technology companies through his long association with Idealab in Pasadena. As the 19th employee of GoTo.com, Rob served as the first sales manager in the pay-per-click industry and pioneered selling the PPC concept to businesses and ad agencies. Rob has a B.B.A. in Economics from Loyola University of Chicago and is a loyal Chicago Bears fan.

Sam Tseng is a Sr. account manager with DomainSponsor specializing in domain portfolio monetization. Since 2003, Sam has been assisting DomainSponsor's top tier clients in maximizing their portfolio. Prior to joining Oversee, Sam spent three years in direct online media buying and planning for clients like E*Trade and Disney Channel. Sam graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 2000 with degrees in International Marketing and International Business.

A magna cum laude graduate of the New York University School of Law, William A. Delgado is currently a partner at the law firm of Willenken Wilson Loh & Lieb LLP, a Los Angeles boutique focusing exclusively on commercial litigation with an emphasis on intellectual property litigation. Over the last several years, Will has litigated numerous domain name cases across the country including in California, Washington, Colorado, New York, Florida and Illinois and has handled various UDRP proceedings before WIPO and the National Arbitration Forum.

Paul has been practicing law since 1983. Paul was an equity partner at Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, a 93 attorney firm where he was responsible for their business, taxation and IP group. In 2004 he relocated to Barcelona, Spain and has since begun Renova Ltd., a new rapidly growing law firm. Renova represents a select group of businesses and individuals, including virtually all of his former CB&M clients. Paul's practice emphasizes intellectual property, transactions, liability structuring, international tax planning, and finance. He continues to represent domain portfolio holders and registrars on all matters related to their activities including business structure, taxes, financing, licensing, IP transfers, as well as UDRPs and related litigation.

John Berryhill, Ph.D., Esq. has represented domain name registrants and trademark claimants in numerous UDRP proceedings and federal court proceedings. John has been a longtime advocate for the rights of domain registrants in ICANN working groups and task forces relating to intellectual property and other domain policy issues, and is a representative in the Registrar Constituency. Having earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, John maintains a "nerds-eye view" of issues affecting technology and media companies interested in securing and defending their rights in cyberspace.

Derek Newman is an attorney at Newman & Newman. He has counseled domain name owners, registrars, and registries since 1997. He represents parties in UDRP proceedings, and has defended some of the largest cybserquatting cases ever. Derek is especially knowledgeable of ICANN issues, having represented clients in registry agreements with ICANN as well as parties in disputes with or concerning ICANN over regulatory and other issues. Derek successfully represented the plaintiffs in the class action case of Smiley v. ICANN, alleging that the launch of the <.biz> top-level domain was an illegal lottery; the case resolved in a multi-million dollar settlement for domain consumers.

Todd is Oversee.net's Vice President and General Counsel. Previously, he served as General Counsel for all of Oversee's domain-related businesses. Prior to joining the Company, Todd was a partner in the Los Angeles office of Bingham McCutchen LLP specializing in M&A transactions, venture capital and debt financings and general corporate work. He has represented a large number of private equity firms and public and private companies across a number of different industries and in all stages of development. Prior to joining Bingham, Todd practiced law at two other national law firms in New York City. Todd has a B.S. from Cornell University and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Anthos Chrysanthou is the President of Lease Domains, Inc and focuses on the acquisitions, brokerage and sales of generic domain name portfolios. Anthos is known by many in the industry as having been behind the brokerage of over 100,000 domain names, and still holding on to over 25,000 domain names today. Some of the keynote development projects within the portfolio include; Womens-Health.com, Mens-Health.com and DaySpas.com. Mr. Chrysanthou is viewed by many to be an expert in domain name portfolio brokerage and acquisitions and claims this to be “The best opportunity to buy generic domain names and domain name portfolios that I have ever seen.”

Mr. Wolak joined the .ORG team in 2007 and as Director of Marketing and Product Management, he is responsible for the .ORG registrar marketing programs, corporate communications, and product management. He brings over 20 years of international marketing experience with technology products and services at companies including TallyGenicom, Xerox, and Cimage Corporation.

Ron Jackson is the Founder, Editor and Publisher of Domain Name Journal, the domain industry news magazine at DNJournal.com. Jackson was a television reporter with ABC and CBS stations in Florida before beginning an entrepreneurial career that led him to the domain business. When he discovered that this dynamic industry had no trade magazine of its own he established DN Journal and the publication rapidly became an industry institution. DN Journal is the source mainstream media outlets like the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and the New York Times go to when domain related stories are in the news.

Monte Cahn is Founder and President of Moniker and President of SnapNames, which together make up the Aftermarket & Registrar Division of Oversee.net. Oversee, which also manages more than 4 million domains and 117 ICANN Accredited Registrars, provides Domain Asset Management services, a complete set of business services that help clients manage and maximize the value of their domains. At Moniker, Monte has pioneered domain name aftermarket services since 1999, with a focus on delivering top-notch security, customer service, and value added products and services. He has more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare, high-technology and Internet fields. Monte helped start the first online domain brokerage business in 1996, and facilitated the first domain name sale over $1 million dollars (Wallstreet.com) and $2 million dollars (Autos.com). He co-developed the first IRS-recognized domain appraisal system, and is the visionary behind Live Domain Auctions. Monte Cahn is host of the weekly internet radio show “Domain Masters” on www.WebmasterRadio.fm.

Kathy joined Sedo as Director of Brokerage and Acquisitions after working for 7 years in online advertising with ecommerce and web publishing companies. Her background of selling to advertising and creative agencies, their clients, as well as her work internally with search and advertising campaigns and content development, provides her with the knowledge of how domains are used to help companies succeed. With a BA from the University of Minnesota in European Area Studies, Kathy brings the element of global business understanding to the world of buying and selling domains augmenting Sedo's reputation for extensive worldwide reach to domain buyers and sellers. Kathy and her expert team of brokerage acquisition consultants are based in Cambridge Massachusetts, home to Sedo's North American operations.

Chris Sivertsen is a Director at Oversee.net and has contributed to the company’s explosive growth since 2004. His domain industry experience covers the areas of metrics based business strategy, traffic monetization and domain acquisition, sales and pricing. Prior to Joining OVERSEE.NET, Chris held key online positions with top companies: Electronic Arts/EA SPORTS, AltaVista, NBC Internet, City of Hope and LowerMyBills.com. Chris holds an undergraduate degree in Advertising from the Newhouse Communications School at Syracuse University.

Gregg is director of Strata Services Limited in Hong Kong. From a back ground in stock broking, investment banking and CEO business education in Australia and Asia, Gregg literally stumbled into the domain industry just 3 years ago. At that time he partnered with a couple of younger tech savvy domainers combining their industry knowledge with his commercial experience and rapidly built the Strata Services Group to become a major player in the global domain industry. With operations in six countries, today the Group has diversified direct business interests within industry sectors including, live online TV streaming, IT integration & consultancy, advertising & digital media, online affiliate marketing and the world’s only Northern Bluefin Tuna breeding hatchery. Known internally as the Rainmaker, Gregg is responsible for Group treasury and in the profiling of the group among the industry corporate leaders, with whom he has established strong personal and business relationships. His broad experience, energy and vision, fuel the entrepreneurial drive of the Strata Services Group.

Nico is CEO of Zeifang.com GmbH in Germany. He has been involved in the domain industry since 2002 and has since become a well-known player. His main focus lies on the German and other European markets where he has accumulated a generic portfolio including such gems as Bodybuilding.de which he is slowly building out into fully functional e-commerce platforms. While growing his domain business Nico has also obtained a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland as well as a Masters degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics, United Kingdom.

Michael H. Berkens is president of Worldwide Media, Inc., which owns over 75,000 domains and operates a retail site, MostWantedDomains.com. Worldwide Media, Inc. started registering domains in 1997. Since December 2007, Michael publishes a widely read domain blog, thedomains.com. Michael has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and the Miami Herald to name a few. In 2008 Michael became an investor in a domain registrar, NameVault.com which is an ICANN accredited registrar organized and operating out of the Bahamas. Michael’s background is in law, he holds a J.D from Stetson College of Law and a Masters in Tax Law (LLM.) from the University of Florida. He practiced on the west coast of Florida for over 10 years before getting into the domain business. Michael just celebrated his 20th year wedding anniversary to his beautiful bride Judith.

Ofer is General Manager of Sendori and leads strategy development and day-to-day operations. Previously, Ofer was a partner at Big Red Ventures, a seed level investment firm. In addition, he led the development of Web applications at U.S. Trust, managed online magazine subscription systems at Time Warner, and founded a b-to-b e-commerce startup named Karanga. Ofer completed the accelerated MBA program at Cornell, graduating with distinction. He holds a MS/BS in computer engineering from the University of Michigan, graduating Magna Cum Laude.

Peter heads Oversee's Domain Services division, responsible for operations of DomainSponsor, SnapNames, Moniker, as well as Oversee's owned and operated portfolio. Prior to joining Oversee in 2008, Peter was GM of MyCorporation, an acquired business in Intuit's small business division. He was also Regional General Manager for Yahoo! Search and Marketing in the Americas, a regionally-based organization providing search services in five countries to more than 50 distribution partners and nearly 20,000 marketers. Prior to Yahoo! Search and Search Marketing, Peter spent five years in sales management. He received his MBA in International Management from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management.

Steve Hisey is the General Manager of Strategy and Domain Acquisition at Oversee.net. Steve has led the acquisition of over 200,000 domain names through the purchase of portfolios from domainers as well as buying on every major aftermarket platform. Once a domain is acquired, Steve is responsible for optimizing the return on these domains by evaluating whether to park, sell, or build. In addition, he has been influential in designing and building the core tools used to identify and value domains. Steve has held senior positions for companies that had specialties in content, registry/registrar, ad networks, lead generation, parking and domain resale. He graduated with a degree in political science from UCLA.

Brothers Michael and David Castello are the CEO and COO of the Castello Cities Internet Network, Inc (CCIN.com). The Castello Brother’s first made their mark developing Geodomains such as PalmSprings.com, Acapulco.com, LagunaBeach.com and Nashville.com. Recent projects include Bullion.com, Whisky.com, Banana.com, Daycare.com, Kennel.com, Cost.com, Manicure.com and Traveler.com. Names slated for development in 2009 include Rate.com, Driven.com, Bootleg.com and Sample.com. The Castello Brothers sit on the Board of Directors of Associated Cities and are members of ICANN’s Business Constituency. In 2008, the Castello Brothers were awarded the Domainer's Choice Award for Domain Ambassadors at DOMAINfest and were inducted into the Geo Hall of Fame at the Geodomain Expo in Chicago.

Internet entrepreneur Elliot Silver founded Silver Internet Ventures, LLC in 2008, and the company owns and operates Burbank.com, Lowell.com, TropicalBirds.com and other domain names and websites. Prior to this, Elliot established Top Notch Domains, LLC, a leading domain acquisition and investment company. At Top Notch Domains, LLC, Elliot has overseen tremendous revenue growth from the sale of domain names, while the company retains a portfolio of high value domain names. Elliot is a noted domain blogger, winning a Domainers' Choice Award as well as a Name Intelligence Award for Best Domain Industry Blog. Previously, Elliot was a Marketing Manager at AIG, working out of the company's New York office. Elliot oversaw telemarketing, direct mail, and other direct marketing campaigns. Elliot began his career as a Project Manager at Wunderman, a Madison Avenue Direct Marketing agency, where his clients included AT&T, Citibank, and Computer Associates.

Pinkard Alan “Pinky” Brand is a long-time domain name industry entrepreneur and directs global domain name and Instant Mobilizer™ sales for dotMobi. He also shares responsibility for the allocation of dotMobi's Premium and Reserved Names. As of January 2009 dotMobi's Premium Name sales have raised millions of dollars to fund mobile Internet content development tools and resources. In the industry since 1996, he co-founded two ccTLD-centric domain name registrar and portfolio management companies (idNames, sold to Network Solutions; and Arcemus, sold to Iron Mountain) that today count the world's most recognized trademark holders as clients.

Ari Goldberger has been involved in the business of domain names and the Internet since 1995. While practicing law at the Philadelphia firm of Pepper Hamilton, Ari registered the domain name esqwire.com for an online law firm project he was planning. In 1996, the publisher of ESQUIRE Magazine initiated one of the first domain name disputes against Ari’s ESQwire.com domain name, which Ari defended successfully. This event led to the creation of ESQwire.com, “the domain name lawfirm,” which has handled hundreds of domain name disputes and handled millions of domain name transactions. In 1997, Ari was hired as legal counsel and VP of Business Development for Mail.com, Inc., which he helped take public in 1999. In 2003, Ari founded SmartName, one of the first domain parking companies, which was acquired in 2006 by NameMedia. Ari also has an interest in Anything.com, which has one of the best domain name portfolios in existence, including names like woman.com, home.com, songs.com, medicine.com and stocks.com, among others. Ari is a 1983 graduate of Wharton Business School and earned his JD degree from Rutgers Law School in 1992.

Rick Waters is the CEO and owner of Webcast 1, Inc., a web media company offering full service web development, web video production and SEO services via its network of brands including Webcast1.com, Logodesigners.com and SearchWiz.com. Established in 1996, the Webcast 1 Network (W1N) employs Rick’s ‘Formula for success - “Interface + Infrastructure x Marketing = Internet success”. Rick leads a team of SEO’s who have marketed websites for clients including Northeast Baptist Hospital, 800 On Call and Zig Ziglar and Skateboards.com. Check out the SearchWiz website at www.searchwizmarketing.com and blog at blog.searchwizmarketing.com. Rick has directed design and web marketing projects for numerous national firms including Pepsico, Moen Faucets, Verizon Wireless and Johnson and Johnson. He has produced web video projects for Lexus and the FIFA International Soccer Awards. Rick is an avid domainer and domain name developer who has guided the development and marketing of top tier domains including Skateboards.com, CallCenter.com, Bugs.com and Caribbeanvacations.com. Rick is a graduate of Boston College.

Larry Fischer is a domain expert who specializes in top-level generic domains. He has participated in some of the largest domain purchases to date, including Home.com, Autoparts.com, Stocks.com, Gadgets.com, and Nursing.com. Larry was a partner in SmartName.com, one of the first domain name parking companies. SmartName was purchased by industry leader NameMedia. Larry is now focused on developing out some of the valuable domains in which he has an interest. The latest development project is InsuranceQuote.com which was launched in Q4 2008 and has seen a steady rise in user activity and earnings each month since its initiation. Larry operates a popular domain blog at DirectNavigation.com

Ron Sheridan helped to build DomainSponsor into the world's leading domain monetization program on the Internet today. Ron has played a pivotal role in the business since inception as well as in the acquisition of domain portfolios and expansion of DomainSponsor's customer base. He is a recognized authority in direct navigation and has broad knowledge of online/new media sales and marketing, affiliate marketing and business development for technology companies. He joined Oversee.net in 2001 and previously served as Vice President, Marketing and Sales of DSR Software. Throughout his career, he has been involved with numerous company startups and successful product launches.

Widely considered a leading “search engine guru,” Danny Sullivan has been helping webmasters, marketers and everyday web users understand how search engines work for over a decade. Danny’s expertise about search engines is often sought by the media, and he has been quoted in places like The Wall St. Journal, USA Today, and the Los Angeles Times. Danny began covering search engines in late 1995, when he undertook a study of how they indexed web pages. The results were published online as “A Webmaster’s Guide To Search Engines,” a pioneering effort to answer the many questions site designers and Internet publicists had about search engines. The positive reaction from both marketers and general search engine users caused Danny to expand the guide into Search Engine Watch, where he served as editor-in-chief through November 2006. Now he heads up Search Engine Land as editor-in-chief, taking it into the next generation of search coverage. Danny also serves as Third Door Media’s chief content officer.

Lee “The Lead Man” Gientke is the Director of Partner Development at OrangeSoda, a Utah-based search marketing firm that services small and medium size businesses. Gientke made waves in 2005 when he candidly blogged about moving his affiliate program from Commission Junction to LinkShare. His broad-based performance marketing experience includes Business to Business performance marketing, retail/B2C affiliate marketing and online lead generation. Prior to joining OrangeSoda, Gientke ran an affiliate program for a California based nutriceutics firm and most recently was a business development manager for LeadPoint, an online lead exchange, where he was instrumental in creating and managing performance based partnerships. Gientke is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara. He currently resides in Draper, Utah and is an avid golfer and practitioner of Bikram Yoga.

Mike "Zappy" Zapolin is Co-Founder of Music.com. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Internet Real Estate Group LLC. The creator of a Harvard Business School elective course on e-business, he has spoken at Inc. magazine's CEO Symposium and The Economist Branding Conference in Shanghai. He is responsible for such Internet brands as Beer.com, Computer.com, Debt.com, Creditcards.com, Diamond.com, Software.com, Sweepstakes.com, Phone.com, Podcast.com, and Chocolate.com. Zapolin fashioned direct-response campaigns for clients such as Time Warner, Diana Ross and VH1. With Deepak Chopra, he co-authored Ask the Kabala (2006). Zapolin began his career at Drexel Burnham Lambert, later joining Bear Stearns, where he became one of the youngest vice presidents in the 100-year history of the investment bank. He has been featured on NBC's "Today Show"; on television networks ABC, CBS, CNBC and CNN; and in newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, BusinessWeek and Success. He is a graduate of the Owner/President Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Michael Zacharski is Vice President of Publisher Acquisitions for CPX Interactive, a progressive online ad network and global marketing company. Charged with the development of the online ad network's stable of publishers from its earliest days, Michael continues to leverage his keen understanding of the underlying truths that fuel the growth of the industry in order to expand CPX Interactive's global footprint. His responsibilities include taking a lead role in productizing the network's strengths into offerings that focus on publishers' varying needs. Specifically, Michael has worked to develop CPXpress™, offering domainers industry leading pop-under optimization and customized monetization solutions. Michael graduated NYU’s Gallatin School with dual concentrations in Literature and Psychology.

Jamie is responsible for expanding LinkShare's performance based Search Advantage solution. Search Advantage combines expert management and optimization of a client's paid search campaigns with an integrated approach to the client's affiliate marketing initiatives. Jamie joined LinkShare in 2006. Prior to LinkShare, Jamie was the Director of Sales for NewGate Internet, a search agency based in Sausalito, California. He had a similar role with eTranslate in both Europe and the USA and previously worked in the caviar industry in the Russian Far East.

Bruce Clay is President of Bruce Clay, Inc. Since 1996, he has been a recognized leader in the Internet Business Consulting arena and is a popular speaker at conferences including Search Engine Strategies, PubCon, ad:tech, Search Marketing Expo. He hosts SEM Synergy, a weekly half-hour show on WebmasterRadio.fm. Bruce is widely quoted as a search marketing expert and was featured in the NHK 1-hour TV special "Google's Deep Impact". Bruce is a Principal Editor and Speaker for SEMJ, a scholarly research journal for search engine marketing. He is the principal author of the SEOToolSet, available at SEOToolSet.com and BruceClay.com.

As the Director of Publisher Relationships at Casale Media, Alex’s innovative visions has led a roster of top online publishers to grow traffic and revenue through the online display medium. A veteran in the industry, Alex has played a key role in developing and establishing Casale Media’s network as the go-to place for online media by facilitating publishers and domainers’ ability to optimize performance and maximize profitability of their inventory. Specializing in implementing and executing revenue enhancing strategies, Alex continues to provide valuable insight and customized solutions to the online publishing community. Alex graduated from Queen’s University with a degree in Business and started his career in the financial industry.

Ryan leads Emerging Businesses and Corporate Development at Oversee.net. In this role, he is charged with directing Oversee's strategic investments and growing its premium properties into leading destination sites, including lowfares.com. Previously, he ran all of Oversee's operations during a period of dramatic growth, during which the company became recognized as an industry leader within the domainer and investor communities. Prior to joining Oversee, he was Director of Product Management at Digital Insight where he grew their consumer Internet banking business to over 5 million end-users. Prior to Digital Insight, he was an Associate for a private equity investment fund and also served as an investment banker at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in Los Angeles. He received an MBA from MIT and earned B.A. degrees in Mathematics and Economics from Occidental College, graduating Magna Cum Laude with Phi Beta Kappa honors.

Doug Brent joined ICANN in January, 2007 in the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). ICANN’s COO has executive oversight of operational services, including IANA, support of contracted parties (registries/registrars), contractual compliance, policy development support, and internal business functions. Doug has a twenty-five year record of management and leadership in high technology companies in Silicon Valley, USA. Prior to his role at ICANN, Doug was CEO of Packet Design Inc., an innovator of network routing and traffic analysis solutions. Prior to that, Doug was COO of Packet Design’s research company predecessor. Before Packet Design, Doug was vice president of engineering and acting as CEO at Andes Networks, and vice president of engineering at Whistle Communications. When IBM acquired Whistle, he joined IBM as general manager for small business services, Global Small Business Division. Doug has also held executive and engineering management positions at Taligent (an Apple/IBM/HP joint venture) and Apple Computer.

David McGuire is Vice President at 463 Communications, a Washington-D.C. strategic consulting firm that focuses on technology policy. Prior to joining 463, David was Director of Communications for the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), where he worked across a wide range of issue areas, including electronic privacy, national security, copyright and online free expression. David came to 463 from the Washington Post Newsweek Interactive, where he covered technology policy issues for the Washington Post and Washingtonpost.com. David is a native of the Washington, D.C. area and lives in Alexandria VA.

Mason is Vice President of Communications and Industry Relations for Oversee. He directs public relations for the company and its operating divisions and is responsible for Oversee’s relationships with ICANN, trade associations, and partner companies. He directs the company’s intellectual property efforts and has successfully secured eight patents in the United States, Canada and China. He joined SnapNames in 2001 as Vice President of Marketing and was editor and publisher of the respected State of the Domain industry analysis newsletter. His previous experience includes marketing and public relations responsibilities in both agency and corporate roles, most notably in the financial services and technology industries. Mason began his professional career on the Washington staff of U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson.

Matthew has been in the online advertising and optimization space for the past five years. As an SEM, web analytics practitioner, and frequent speaker at industry events, he is a customer advocate within Google and promotes the use of metrics tools and measurement strategies externally. Previously in his roles as account strategist, product specialist, and metrics consultant at Google, Matt worked with Fortune 1000 clients to promote the adoption and usage of Google Analytics. He also has a history developing successful keyword based campaigns for high profile entertainment clients. Before joining Google, Matt was a campaign manager for GameSpy Industries, where he managed display advertising across one of the largest video game networks on the web. Matt graduated Cum Laude from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 2003 with dual concentrations in Management Information Systems & Marketing.

Hal Bailey leads the partner management team for Google AdSense for domains. He is responsible for developing and managing U.S.-based relationships as well as coordinating domain partnerships globally. In this role, he helps AdSense for domain partners attain their goals while improving the experience and network for Google's users and advertisers. Before joining Google, Hal worked at the start-up Juice Software, where he focused on developing new relationships. Prior to that, he was a management consultant at Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, assisting Fortune 500 companies in leveraging technology to improve operational efficiencies. Earlier, he managed marketing efforts for Sara Lee subsidiaries Jimmy Dean Foods and Hesperia de Alimentación in Madrid, Spain. Hal received a bachelor's degree from Washington and Lee University, where he graduated cum laude. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School.

Peter heads Oversee's Domain Services division, responsible for operations of DomainSponsor, SnapNames, Moniker, as well as Oversee's owned and operated portfolio. Prior to joining Oversee in 2008, Peter was GM of MyCorporation, an acquired business in Intuit's small business division. He was also Regional General Manager for Yahoo! Search and Marketing in the Americas, a regionally-based organization providing search services in five countries to more than 50 distribution partners and nearly 20,000 marketers. Prior to Yahoo! Search and Search Marketing, Peter spent five years in sales management. He received his MBA in International Management from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management.