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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].


'''Kevin Wilson''' became Chief Financial Officer of [[ICANN]] in June, 2007. His background includes 25 years of experience in the finance and accounting world, and has worked for a number of IT companies. After leaving [[ICANN]] in 2011, Mr. Wilson joined the gTLD consultancy company, [[Sedari]], as Chief Financial Officer. After a brief period, he was fired due to disputes with [[Liz Williams]], CEO of Sedari. Kevin Wilson then filed a lawsuit alleging various frauds and demanding that his investment of 50,000 euros should be reimbursed.<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> 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>
 
Mr. Wilson's tenure as 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>
 
In May 1, 2012, Kevin joined Donuts as Chief Financial Officer. Donuts is a start-up company based in Washington seeking to serve as registry operator. The company applied for 307 generic top level domain names ([[gTLD]]s) to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. <ref>[http://donuts.co/images/stories/donuts_launch_release.pdf DONUTS LAUNCHES DOMAIN NAMESPACE EXPANSION WITH
307 gTLD APPLICATIONS, MORE THAN $100 MILLION IN FUNDING]</ref>


==Education and Career==
==Education and Career==
Mr. Wilson graduated from UCLA with a MBA, and having previously graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor degree in Human Biology.
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>
Kevin Wilson started his career working in the US Peace Corps in South Korea. Afterwards he moved to the financial and accounting department for various types of enterprises. His career has seen him working in start-up companies, real estate, consulting, technology manufacturing 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]

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