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'''Kurt Pritz''' is a licensed attorney, with experience in ICANN and the domain name industry.  Kurt is currently a member of the Strategic Planning Board at UK Creative Ideas, operator of the .ART domain registry. In that role, Kurt provided operational and policy guidence during the launch of the .ART registry and teamed with .ART Founder Ulvi Kasimov and other .ART team members in the launch of Art Digital Twin, an innovative domain name product incorporating additional registration data fields dedicated to the identification of art objects, the Getty Trust standard for identifying art objects and elements of a blockchain and Industry 4.0.

'''Kurt Pritz''' is a licensed attorney, with experience in ICANN and the domain name industry.  Kurt is currently a member of the Strategic Planning Board at UK Creative Ideas, operator of the .ART domain registry. In that role, Kurt provided operational and policy guidance during the launch of the .ART registry and teamed with .ART Founder Ulvi Kasimov and other .ART team members in the launch of Art Digital Twin, an innovative domain name product incorporating additional registration data fields dedicated to the identification of art objects, the Getty Trust standard for identifying art objects and elements of a blockchain and Industry 4.0.

Kurt is the former Executive Director of the [[Domain Name Association]] (DNA),<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131118_former_icann_executive_kurt_pritz_joins_domain_name_association/ Circle Id]</ref> holding the position from November 2013-October 2015.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/01/kurt-pritz-resigns-from-domain-name-association/ DomainNameWire]</ref>

Kurt is the former Executive Director of the [[Domain Name Association]] (DNA),<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131118_former_icann_executive_kurt_pritz_joins_domain_name_association/ Circle Id]</ref> holding the position from November 2013-October 2015.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/01/kurt-pritz-resigns-from-domain-name-association/ DomainNameWire]</ref>

Pritz is the former Chief of Strategy at [[ICANN]], working with them for nearly ten years. He was appointed to this role, moving on from his prior role as Senior Vice President, when ICANN's newest CEO, [[Fadi Chehadé]], assumed his position on September 14, 2012. In his prior role, Kurt Pritz oversaw the vitality of the [[Multistakeholder Model]], stakeholder relations, and also the [[New gTLD Program]]. These responsibilities seem to have been split up by President Chehadé.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14sep12-en.htm Announcement 14 Sep 12, ICANN.org]</ref><ref>[http://icann.org/en/general/staff.html ICANN.org]</ref> His high-profile work has included representing ICANN at judicial and congressional hearings in Washington, D.C..<ref>[http://domainincite.com/the-10-dumbest-moments-from-that-new-tlds-congressional-hearing/, the 10 Dumbest Moments for that New TLDs Congressional HEaring, DomainIncite.com]</ref>  

Pritz is the former Chief of Strategy at [[ICANN]], working with them for nearly ten years. He was appointed to this role, moving on from his prior role as Senior Vice President, when ICANN's newest CEO, [[Fadi Chehadé]], assumed his position on September 14, 2012. In his prior role, Kurt Pritz oversaw the vitality of the [[Multistakeholder Model]], stakeholder relations, and also the [[New gTLD Program]]. These responsibilities seem to have been split up by President Chehadé.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14sep12-en.htm Announcement 14 Sep 12, ICANN.org]</ref><ref>[http://icann.org/en/general/staff.html ICANN.org]</ref> His high-profile work has included representing ICANN at judicial and congressional hearings in Washington, D.C..<ref>[http://domainincite.com/the-10-dumbest-moments-from-that-new-tlds-congressional-hearing/, the 10 Dumbest Moments for that New TLDs Congressional Hearing, DomainIncite.com]</ref>  

His resignation was announced on November 15, 2012, by CEO [[Fadi Chehadé]], with an undisclosed conflict of interest cited as the reason.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11024-breaking-kurt-pritz-quits-icann-over-conflict-of-interest Breaking Kurt Pritz Quits ICANN Over Conflict of Interest] DomainIncite.com. Published & Retrieved 15 November 2012.</ref> The conflict in question was later reported as being a personal issue with [[ARI Registry Services]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11037-pritzs-conflict-of-interest-was-with-ari Pritz Conflict of Interest Was With ARI, DomainIncite.com] Retrieved 23 November 2012</ref>

Prior to joining [[ICANN]], Pritz was the Vice President of Production at Walt Disney Imagineering, where he directed the manufacturing and engineering of theme park shows worldwide. He has also worked as Advanced Assembly Facility Manager for the Eaton Corporation, building electronic avionics systems.<ref>[http://www.domainfest.com/SantaMonica2010/experts domainfest.com]</ref>

He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Physics, an M.B.A. and a J.D., and licensed to practice law in the State of California. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/pritz.htm icann.org]</ref>

 

He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Physics, an M.B.A. and a J.D.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/pritz.htm icann.org]</ref>

==Role within ICANN==

==Role within ICANN==