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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]

References

[1] Donuts Launches Domain Name Space Expansion...

[2] Another Senior Staff Member to Leave, ICANNOLOGY.BlogSpot.com

[3] Kevin Wilson, yatedo.com

[4] Former ICANN CFO Sues Sedari Over e100k deal, DomainIncite.com

[5] Kevin Wilson, Yatedo.cpm

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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#]</ref>
+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>
-==Career and Education==
+==Education and Career==
-He graduated from UCLA obtaining Masters of Business Administration in finance. He also 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 spans over a 25-year long period, in which he gained valuable experience and knowledge. His work carried him in start-up companies, real estate, consulting, technology manufacturing and accounting. It was during his accounting job when he received his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.
-Between 2007 and 2011, Kevin held the title of Chief Financial Officer at [[ICANNWIki]] and was in charge of all the financial aspects regarding the company.
-<ref>[http://domainincite.com/former-icann-cfo-sues-sedari-over-e100k-deal/]</ref>
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