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| He is currently acting as the Managing Director of [[ArgoP@cific]], a company he originally co-founded.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=6849030&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=Ldpx&locale=en_US&srchid=ac63938d-cda0-499c-a849-1fcf79af3a8a-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=1&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Argo_Paul_Twomey_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link LinkedIn]</ref> | | He is currently acting as the Managing Director of [[ArgoP@cific]], a company he originally co-founded.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=6849030&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=Ldpx&locale=en_US&srchid=ac63938d-cda0-499c-a849-1fcf79af3a8a-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=1&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Argo_Paul_Twomey_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link LinkedIn]</ref> |
| ==Career History== | | ==Career History== |
− | Immediately prior to working at ICANN, Paul was working with ArgoP@cific, a prominent International IT conslutancy that works with both Fortune 500 companies and [[SME]]s.<ref>[http://www.argopacific.com/getdoc/18784f98-d63e-4fcf-b6e1-4b9253cb8967/Dr-Paul-Twomey.aspx ArgoPacific.com]</ref> He co-founded the company with [[Bill Clinton|President Clinton]]'s former Internet Czar, [[Ira Magaziner]].<ref>[http://www.argopacific.com/getdoc/18784f98-d63e-4fcf-b6e1-4b9253cb8967/Dr-Paul-Twomey.aspx ArgoPacific]</ref> Paul also founded [[Leagle]] Inc., a site that specializes in online legal content and community aggregation. | + | Immediately prior to working at ICANN, Paul was working with ArgoP@cific, a prominent International IT conslutancy that works with both Fortune 500 companies and [[SME]]s.<ref>[http://www.argopacific.com/getdoc/18784f98-d63e-4fcf-b6e1-4b9253cb8967/Dr-Paul-Twomey.aspx ArgoPacific.com]</ref> He co-founded the company with [[Bill Clinton|President Clinton]]'s former Internet Czar, [[Ira Magaziner]].<ref>[http://www.argopacific.com/getdoc/18784f98-d63e-4fcf-b6e1-4b9253cb8967/Dr-Paul-Twomey.aspx ArgoPacific]</ref> Paul also founded [[Leagle]] Inc., a site that specializes in online legal content and community aggregation. He is also the founding Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future of the Internet; he is a member of the Advisory Board of the United Nations’ Digital He@lth Initiative, and a Board member of the Atlantic Council of the United States. |
| ===Public Sector Participation=== | | ===Public Sector Participation=== |
| Dr. Twomey has held a number of high-level administrative, and representative roles related to the Australian government's IT policy execution. | | Dr. Twomey has held a number of high-level administrative, and representative roles related to the Australian government's IT policy execution. |
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| ===Early Career=== | | ===Early Career=== |
| Before joining Austrade in 1994, Paul worked for the international management consultancy, MicKinsey & Company. He was a consultant for major IT and finance companies. He previoulsy seved as a Research Officer with an international refugee organization.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/twomey.htm ICANN.org]</ref> | | Before joining Austrade in 1994, Paul worked for the international management consultancy, MicKinsey & Company. He was a consultant for major IT and finance companies. He previoulsy seved as a Research Officer with an international refugee organization.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/twomey.htm ICANN.org]</ref> |
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| ==Academia== | | ==Academia== |
| Dr. Twomey recieved his Bachelor of Arts, with honors, from the University of Queensland; his Master of Arts in Political Science and International Relations from Pennsylvania State University; and his PhD in International Relations from Cambridge.<ref>[http://www.argopacific.com/getdoc/18784f98-d63e-4fcf-b6e1-4b9253cb8967/Dr-Paul-Twomey.aspx ArgoPacific.com]</ref> | | Dr. Twomey recieved his Bachelor of Arts, with honors, from the University of Queensland; his Master of Arts in Political Science and International Relations from Pennsylvania State University; and his PhD in International Relations from Cambridge.<ref>[http://www.argopacific.com/getdoc/18784f98-d63e-4fcf-b6e1-4b9253cb8967/Dr-Paul-Twomey.aspx ArgoPacific.com]</ref> |