Antony Van Couvering is the CEO of MindsandMachines. He has played a very important role in the internet governance, having a significant part in the early days of creation of [[ccTLD]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID]</ref>
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Antony Van Couvering is the CEO of MindsandMachines.<ref>[http://www.elliotsblog.com/antony-van-couvering-named-ceo-of-top-level-domain-holdings-8224 elliotsblog]</ref> He has played a very important role in the internet governance, having a significant part in the early days of creation of [[ccTLD]].
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He also chaired the meeting in singapore which gave birth to [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID]</ref>
=== Career History ===
=== Career History ===
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*He sold NameEngine to [[VeriSign]] in 2001 and then worked at [[VeriSign]] for some time.
*He sold NameEngine to [[VeriSign]] in 2001 and then worked at [[VeriSign]] for some time.
*Antony has started and managed many [[country-code TLD]]s, which includes [[.TM]],[[.AS]],[[.BT]], and [[.PW]]
*Antony has started and managed many [[country-code TLD]]s, which includes [[.TM]],[[.AS]],[[.BT]], and [[.PW]]
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*He, with the collaboration of Jon Postel played an important role in the reformation of the [[.US]] domain.
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*He was head of the Policy Advisory Body under the old [[gTLD-MoU]].