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'''Thomas Narten''' is a Senior Software Engineer at [[IBM]].<ref>[http://www.stanford.edu/group/gender/ResearchPrograms/DualCareer/Solo%20Hire.pdf stanford.edu]</ref> He has been working for IBM since 1995.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/narten.html icann.org]</ref>

'''Thomas Narten''' is a Senior Software Engineer at [[IBM]].<ref>[http://www.stanford.edu/group/gender/ResearchPrograms/DualCareer/Solo%20Hire.pdf stanford.edu]</ref> He has been working for IBM since 1995.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/narten.html icann.org]</ref> He is a Non-Voting Member of the [[ICANN Board]], where he represents the [[IETF]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/board.html Board, ICANN.org]</ref>

Thomas also serves as an [[IETF]] Liaison as as a Non-Voting Member on [[ICANN]]'s [[IANA]] and [[Public Participation]] Committees.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/board.html icann.org]</ref>

Thomas also serves as an [[IETF]] Liaison as as a Non-Voting Member on [[ICANN]]'s [[IANA]] and [[Public Participation]] Committees.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/board.html icann.org]</ref>

 

==Conflicts of Interest==

== Education ==

COI on the [[ICANN Board]] has been a hot topic in recent years, especially in 2011, when a substantial policy on the matter was finally introduced. Despite the fact that Mr. Narten is a non-voting member, he still has excused himself from discussing and influencing some votes related to [[New gTLD Program|new gTLDs]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/seven-icann-directors-have-new-gtld-conflicts/ Seven ICANn Directors Have New gTLD Conflicts, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University.<ref>[http://www.stanford.edu/group/gender/ResearchPrograms/DualCareer/Solo%20Hire.pdf stanford.edu]</ref>

== Career History ==

== Career History ==

Before joining IMB, Narten was on the faculty of the Computer Science Department at SUNY-Albany.<ref>[http://www.stanford.edu/group/gender/ResearchPrograms/DualCareer/Solo%20Hire.pdf stanford.edu]</ref>

Before joining IMB, Narten was on the faculty of the Computer Science Department at SUNY-Albany.<ref>[http://www.stanford.edu/group/gender/ResearchPrograms/DualCareer/Solo%20Hire.pdf stanford.edu]</ref>

 

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