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'''Jonathon Nevett''' is the President and CEO of [[Public Interest Registry]] (PIR) and has been since 2018. Prior to joining PIR, Nevett co-founded [[Donuts]], Inc and served as an Executive Vice President from November 2010 to October 2018.


(excerpt from Domain Roundtable site)
Since May 2017, Jon has been a member of the [[ECO|eco Association]] Names & Numbers Steering Committee.<ref>[https://international.eco.de/presse/eco-verband-names-numbers-steering-committee-nimmt-die-arbeit-auf/ Press Release eco Association]</ref>


Jonathon Nevett, Vice President of Policy and Ethics, is responsible for Network Solutions' corporate relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and government agencies and legislative bodies. Jon also is responsible for managing Network Solutions' business ethics policy and corporate compliance program.
==Career History==
Jon was the Chair of the [[Registrar Constituency|Registrars Constituency]] from 2006 until 2009.


Prior to joining Network Solutions, Jon worked at MCI, Inc. directing a legal team that was responsible for providing legislative, regulatory and business law support to MCI's Mass Markets Division.
He was the Vice President of Policy and Ethics at [[Network Solutions]] from Auguest 2004 until December 2009<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-nevett-343a301/ LinkedIn]</ref> and was responsible for corporate relationship with [[ICANN]] as well as government agencies and legislative bodies. Jon was also responsible for managing [[Network Solutions]] business ethics policy and corporate compliance program.


Prior to that, Jon was an associate with the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, where he represented corporate clients in complex litigation, antitrust matters, internal investigations, and mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to [[Network Solutions]] Jon worked at [[MCI]], Inc. directing a legal team that was responsible for providing legislative, regulatory and business law support to [[MCI]]'s Mass Markets Division. Prior to that, Jon was an associate with the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, where he represented corporate clients in complex litigation, antitrust matters, internal investigations, and mergers and acquisitions.


Jon received his juris doctor cum laude from Harvard Law School and his undergraduate degree with honors from Binghamton University.
Jon received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Harvard Law School and his undergraduate degree with honors from Binghamton University.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=5536995&authType=name&authToken=7VpF&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore LinkedIn]</ref>
 
==Support for New gTLD Program==
In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Jonathon Nevett, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry representatives, wrote to Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to support [[ICANN]]'s new gTLD program, in response to the [[ICANN#New_gTLD_Senate_and_House_of_Representatives_Hearings|Senate Hearings]] taking place on the same day. They supported ICANN's argument that the program would be innovative and economically beneficial, and noted that the program took a diverse group of international stakeholders years to develop.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/new-gtld-industry-pleads-with-senators/ New gTLD industry pleads with senators, domainincite.com]</ref> The  letter can be found [http://domainincite.com/docs/Senate-Letter-ICANN-Expansion-of-Top-Level-Domains-08.DEC.2011.pdf here].
 
==Special Caricatures==
Jon was featured as the King of Clubs in the [[ICANN 50 - London Playing Card Deck]], along with the 3 other founders of Donuts; [[Paul Stahura]], [[Dan Schindler]], and [[Richard Tindal]], who were Kings in the deck as well.
 
[[Image:JonNevett_King.jpg|400px]]
 
==References==
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[[Category:Private Sector - Domain Name Industry]]
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Latest revision as of 18:51, 20 December 2021

Organization: PIR
Affiliation: GNSO
Region: North America
Country: USA
Email: jon [at] nevett.net
LinkedIn:    Jonathon Nevett
Twitter:    @jnevett
Featured in the ICANN 50 - London playing card deck

Jonathon Nevett is the President and CEO of Public Interest Registry (PIR) and has been since 2018. Prior to joining PIR, Nevett co-founded Donuts, Inc and served as an Executive Vice President from November 2010 to October 2018.

Since May 2017, Jon has been a member of the eco Association Names & Numbers Steering Committee.[1]

Career History[edit | edit source]

Jon was the Chair of the Registrars Constituency from 2006 until 2009.

He was the Vice President of Policy and Ethics at Network Solutions from Auguest 2004 until December 2009[2] and was responsible for corporate relationship with ICANN as well as government agencies and legislative bodies. Jon was also responsible for managing Network Solutions business ethics policy and corporate compliance program.

Prior to Network Solutions Jon worked at MCI, Inc. directing a legal team that was responsible for providing legislative, regulatory and business law support to MCI's Mass Markets Division. Prior to that, Jon was an associate with the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, where he represented corporate clients in complex litigation, antitrust matters, internal investigations, and mergers and acquisitions.

Jon received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Harvard Law School and his undergraduate degree with honors from Binghamton University.[3]

Support for New gTLD Program[edit | edit source]

In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Jonathon Nevett, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry representatives, wrote to Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to support ICANN's new gTLD program, in response to the Senate Hearings taking place on the same day. They supported ICANN's argument that the program would be innovative and economically beneficial, and noted that the program took a diverse group of international stakeholders years to develop.[4] The letter can be found here.

Special Caricatures[edit | edit source]

Jon was featured as the King of Clubs in the ICANN 50 - London Playing Card Deck, along with the 3 other founders of Donuts; Paul Stahura, Dan Schindler, and Richard Tindal, who were Kings in the deck as well.

References[edit | edit source]