By Paul Diaz, Vice President of Policy, Public Interest Registry Our team at Public Interest Registry (PIR) is multi-faceted, with experts in the domain name system, technology, law, government policy, nongovernmental affairs and more. While we have different backgrounds, we all have one thing in common: a passion for how the internet serves as a […]
.org is one of the largest gTLDs, with an excellent reputation for trust and integrity, making the role of CEO one of the premiere roles in the industry. Public Interest Registry (PIR) is now looking for a high-quality candidate to lead the company forward in this important stage of our development. Our goal is to make PIR into a world leading registry in all aspects by adopting global best practice and leading-edge initiatives. We are seeking a CEO to execute our current strategy and so build on our success and meet our goals. The right leader will be someone with significant experience in the domain name industry at a senior level. While PIR is proudly not-for-profit, it exists both to serve the community and to fund it’s parent, The Internet Society (ISOC). The right candidate will therefore have both strong commercial skills to drive revenue growth as well as a
By Beth Bacon, Director of Policy and Privacy, Public Interest Registry As we laid out in a prior post, PSA to Nonprofits: GDPR May Apply to You, there are several things nonprofits and NGOs need to be aware of and take into consideration now that GDPR is with us. We have been working hard to […]
By Sherry Hildebrand and Justin Mack at MarkMonitor U.S. Congress designated the month of June as the National Internet Safety Month and so there’s no better time to discuss how to keep organizations safe and secure online. To help raise internet security awareness, Public Interest Registry asked our team at MarkMonitor, one of the most […]
As many of us in the domain name industry prepare for the ICANN meeting in Panama City I thought it would be good timing to provide an update from the Public Interest Registry board on the process for recruiting a new President and CEO. We have now agreed on a job description and appointed a recruitment company, and hope to have an advertisement and candidate pack out in early July. We will be following a thorough process with the final interviews expected in late September or early October and we hope to have the successful candidate in post by the end of the year. Our Interim President and CEO will return to being a board director and will be handing over a company we believe is in excellent shape for the new CEO to take forward. As .org is one of the oldest and largest TLDs with a strong reputation
RESTON, Va. (May 10, 2018) – Public Interest Registry, the nonprofit operator of the .org domain, announced today that Brian Cute has officially resigned from his seven-year post as president and CEO, effective May 7, 2018. During his time as president and CEO, Cute helped advance Public Interest Registry’s mission through the headwinds of today’s complex and diversified online marketplace. Public Interest Registry appreciates the leadership Cute has shown the organization and the many contributions he made during his tenure. Public Interest Registry wishes him great success in his future endeavours. The Public Interest Registry Board of Directors will soon commence a recruitment process to fill the CEO position. Jay Daley is serving as interim CEO. Daley knows the registry industry extraordinarily well, having served in various leadership roles within the industry since 2002. Daley is a recent addition to the Public Interest Registry Board and has indicated to the
By Tony Connor, Director of Marketing, Public Interest Registry Do you consider yourself an ‘Internet Pro’? If the answer is yes, did you know that the world wide web is different than the internet? If so, do you know what the difference is? If not, we’re here to help! In 2017, we conducted a nationwide Internet 101 Survey to see just how much the average U.S. consumer knows about the internet. Interestingly enough, 84 percent of participants reported that they are “knowledgeable” about the internet. In reality, participants knew a lot less than they thought. In fact, a whopping 80 percent of internet users don’t know that there is a difference between the world wide web and the internet. It’s safe to say we were surprised by the misconceptions many people had when it came to the internet, something so many people rely on daily. At Public Interest Registry, our