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'''Kevin Wilson''' rejoined WiseDots as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in November 2015. WiseDots is a successful professional services firm dedicated to assisting clients in making wise strategic decisions, especially regarding their Top Level Domains (TLDs). Wilson co-founded WiseDots in 2011 and sold his share of the business in May 2012 when he joined Donuts Inc as the initial Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Wilson later became VP Finance of [[Donuts]] which is the largest new gTLD registry.<ref>[http://donuts.co/images/stories/donuts_launch_release.pdf Donuts Launches Domain Name Space Expansion...]</ref> Wilson was CFO at [[ICANN]] from 2007 to 2011. Wilson's background includes decades of experience in the finance and accounting fields. Wilson's tenure as ICANN CFO saw ICANN's revenues grow from $31 million to $65 million.<ref>[http://icannology.blogspot.com/2010/12/another-senior-staff-member-to-leave.html Another Senior Staff Member to Leave, ICANNOLOGY.BlogSpot.com]</ref> Information regarding the salaries of Mr. Wilson and other senior staffers at ICANN, which were released by the organization in February, 2012, can be found [http://www.thedomains.com/2010/02/11/nonprofit-icann-releases-salaries-beckstrom-over-2-2-million-guaranteed-cfo-270k-lawyer-230k-plus-plus/ here]. | |||
In 2011, Wilson had a brief stint with gTLD consultancy company [[Sedari]]; Wilson left Sedari due to disputes with [[Liz Williams]], CEO of Sedari. .<ref>[http://www.yatedo.com/p/Kevin+Wilson/famous/f91c5e69ff7ff3bf7096acc4d50831b0# Kevin Wilson, yatedo.com]</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/former-icann-cfo-sues-sedari-over-e100k-deal/ Former ICANN CFO Sues Sedari Over e100k deal, DomainIncite.com]</ref> | |||
==Career | ==Education and Career== | ||
Wilson graduated from Stanford University with a BS in Human Biology and from UCLA with an MBA. Wilson started his career working in the US Peace Corps in South Korea. His career has included earning a CPA, working in start-ups and large corporations in various industry sectors including real estate, construction, consulting, technology, manufacturing, health care, and accounting.<ref>[http://www.yatedo.com/p/Kevin+Wilson/famous/f91c5e69ff7ff3bf7096acc4d50831b0# Kevin Wilson, Yatedo.cpm]</ref> | |||
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Kevin Wilson rejoined WiseDots as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in November 2015. WiseDots is a successful professional services firm dedicated to assisting clients in making wise strategic decisions, especially regarding their Top Level Domains (TLDs). Wilson co-founded WiseDots in 2011 and sold his share of the business in May 2012 when he joined Donuts Inc as the initial Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Wilson later became VP Finance of Donuts which is the largest new gTLD registry.[1] Wilson was CFO at ICANN from 2007 to 2011. Wilson's background includes decades of experience in the finance and accounting fields. Wilson's tenure as ICANN CFO saw ICANN's revenues grow from $31 million to $65 million.[2] Information regarding the salaries of Mr. Wilson and other senior staffers at ICANN, which were released by the organization in February, 2012, can be found here.
In 2011, Wilson had a brief stint with gTLD consultancy company Sedari; Wilson left Sedari due to disputes with Liz Williams, CEO of Sedari. .[3][4]
Education and Career
Wilson graduated from Stanford University with a BS in Human Biology and from UCLA with an MBA. Wilson started his career working in the US Peace Corps in South Korea. His career has included earning a CPA, working in start-ups and large corporations in various industry sectors including real estate, construction, consulting, technology, manufacturing, health care, and accounting.[5]