Frank Fowlie

Frank is the inaugural ICANN Ombudsman. He has been the Ombudsman since November 2004.

Prior to joining ICANN, Frank was the Senior Advisor and Outreach Manager, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, and had been with the FCAC since its start up in September 2001.

Frank joined the FCAC directly from the United Nations, where he was on Mission Staff in East Timor for the previous two years. He was the deputy administrator for the capital city, and was appointed as the UN’s Olympic Games Officer, taking the world’s newest country to the Sydney Olympics.

Frank is an alumnus of the University of Manitoba, University of Regina, and Royal Roads University where he earned a Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis and Management.

Frank was previously employed with the British Columbia Ombudsman’s Office, Saskatchewan Social Services, and as a Policing Policy Advisor to the BC Attorney General. Frank began his career as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Frank is involved in volunteer activities, such as the Canadian Olympic Academy, Commonwealth and Pan American Games, and the Royal Life Saving Society. He is the co-author of, “Freedom Marathon”, a book about the Olympic Games and East Timor.