DAVID CONRAD

(ICANN), David Conrad is at the heart the organization’s mission to help maintain the security, resilience and stability of the Internet system of unique identifiers that ICANN helps coordinate. Previously, Conrad held several different positions at ICANN, including Vice President of Infrastructure & Technology and General Manager of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.

Before joining ICANN, Conrad helped found a number of Internet startups, and was involved in the creation of the Asia Pacific Network Information Center, the second Regional Internet Registry (RIR).

Conrad also provided senior-level advice and technical input for CloudFlare, and was the Executive Director of the Internet Software Consortium.

He was also the 7th employee of the Internet Initiative Japan Corporation in Tokyo, and held a number of software and infrastructure research and development positions throughout his career.