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'''Ashwin Rangan''' joined [[ICANN]] in March 2014 as the company's Chief Innovation and Information Officer, where he applies IT solutions to address real-world business problems.<ref name="linkedin">[https://www.linkedin.com/in/theinsightfulcio Ashwin Rangan], LinkedIn.com</ref><ref name="intake">ICANN 51 Intake Form. Retrieved 2014 November 28.</ref>

Rangan has over 15 years as a CIO with board-level experience in large, publicly traded companies, including Edwards Lifesciences (medical devices), Wal-Mart (retail), Conexant (semiconductors), and Rockwell (conglomerate).<ref name="linkedin"></ref>

He also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors for Smart Utility Systems and as an Advisory Board Member for Marketshare; he enjoys entrepreneurship and helping young companies as a board contributor. His volunteer experience also includes serving as a Member of the Board of Directors for the American Red Cross's Desert to the Sea Chapter, as Board Member for UC Irvine's Center for Digital Transformation, and as a Member of the Working Group for the [[WEF|World Economic Forum]].<ref name="linkedin"></ref>

As of [[ICANN 51]] in Los Angeles, he had been to over two [[ICANN Meetings]].<ref name="intake"></ref> He is also involved with [[ICANN]] through [[ALAC]] and [[RSSAC]].<ref name="intake"></ref>

Amongst his proudest life achievements, he lists bringing up a set of twins who are now in their early 20s. Of his goals, he hopes to make [[ICANN]] a vibrant place for stakeholders. Though he was born in India, he grew up in East Africa and "can speak passable Swahili".<ref name="intake"></ref>

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