Philippe Fouquart

Organization:	Orange
Affiliation:	GNSO
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Region:	Europe
Country:	France

Philippe Fouquart is Senior Expert in Naming, Numbering & Addressing at Orange Labs Networks. He is the Chair of ICANN's GNSO Council and has been active in various industry groups, including the GSMA and ETNO, several Standards Development Organizations, such as the IETF and ETSI, and initiatives coordinated by national regulatory authorities.

Career History

Since 2001, Fouquart has overseen numbering, naming, and addressing at Orange Labs. His department designs Orange's network architectures and provides technical support to businesses worldwide. Before Fouquart joined Orange, he worked as a software development engineer in the information systems department at Thales Group from 1998 to 1999.

ICANN and Internet Governance Participation

ICANN

• Chair, GNSO Council, October 2020 to AGM 2022
• Councilor, Commercial Stakeholder Group, Non-Contracted Party House, GNSO Council, Oct 2017 – Present
• Delegate, Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers (ISPCP), from Oct 2016 – Present

International Telecommunication Union

Main article: International Telecommunication Union

• ITU-T Study Group Vice-Chairman, Study Group 2 Operational Aspects, Nov 2016 – Present
• ITU-T Study Group 2 Rapporteur Question 1/2, Jan 2011 – Present
• ITU-T Numbering Expert, Jan 2011 – Present

Education

Fouquart attended ENSIIE - École Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique pour l'Industrie et l'Entreprise from 1995 to 1997 and has a Master of Science (MSc) in Pattern Analysis and Neural Networks from Aston University.

Generic Names Supporting Organization. Develops and recommends to the Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains and other responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws (ICANN Bylaws).