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Alexa is the CEO of [http://www.architelos.com Architelos], a strategy and marketing consultancy that focuses on growth, brand and positioning, and business development for clients within the Internet and DNS sectors.   Architelos is a team of industry executives and leaders with a long history of turning change into innovation and success.  Alexa has the unique distinction of having launched a new gTLD (.mobi) successfully, as well as having guided an incumbent gTLD (.ORG) to beating the market growth rates.
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'''Alexa Raad''' is the Chief People, Purpose and Policy Officer at the [[cybersecurity]] firm [[HUMAN]]. Before that, she was founder and CEO of [[Architelos]], a strategy and marketing consultancy that focuses on growth, brand and positioning, and business development for clients within the Internet and [[DNS]] sectors.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexaraad LinkedIn.com. Updated 2015 June 8.]</ref> Alexa has the unique distinction of having launched a new [[gTLD]] ([[.mobi]]) successfully, as well as having guided an incumbent gTLD ([[.org]]) to beating the market growth rates.


She served as the CEO of .ORG the [http://www.pir.org Public Interest Registry] (PIR) from July 2007 to September 24th 2010. She has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications, payment, and Internet sectors, including 10 years in the domain names industry. She engineered .ORG's brand re-positioning and growth, both in revenues and in market share, from 6 million in registrations to over 8 million, and from $35 million to $54 million from 2007 to 2010 respectively. During her tenure, PIR was named a FUTURE 50 company, a recognition reserved for the 50 fastest growing companies in the Greater Washington Area.
==Past Experience==
Alexa served as the CEO of the [[.org]] registry, the [[PIR|Public Interest Registry]], from 2007 to 2010. She has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications, payment, and Internet sectors, including 10 years in the domain names industry. She engineered [[.org]]'s brand repositioning and growth, both in revenues and in market share, from 6 million in registrations to over 8 million, and from $35 million to $54 million from 2007 to 2010 respectively. During her tenure, [[PIR]] was named a FUTURE 50 company, a recognition reserved for the 50 fastest growing companies in the Greater Washington Area.<ref>[http://www.pir.org/about/alexaraad PIR.org]</ref> In 2010, Ms. Raad led what was the largest [[DNSSEC]] implementation effort at that time.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/alexa-raad-resigns-as-president-and-ceo-of-.org/public-interest-registry.html DomainNews.com]</ref>


Prior to PIR, Alexa co-founded [http://www.mtld.mobi dotmobi], a top-level domain for the mobile market. She also founded the [http://dnsseccoalition.org/website/ DNSSEC Industry Coalition] and the [http://www.risggroup.org Registration Infrastructure Security Group] (RISG), both international industry groups focused on innovative approaches to resolving security issues on the Internet.
While working with PIR, Alexa coordinated with her counterparts at [[Afilias]] and [[Neustar]] and the [[Registry Constituency]] to advise and respond to moves by [[ICANN]] to open up the new [[gTLD]] implementation process and the vertical separation of registry and registrar functions.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/lubsen-to-dengate-thrush-12oct09-en.pdf ICANN- Raad letter to Dengate-Thrush]</ref><ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/raad-to-dengate-thrush-09sep09-en.pdf ICANN- Letter from Raad to Dengate-Trush 2]</ref>
Alexa received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Maryland, and her MBA an MSIS from George Washington University. She is currently a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the National Association of Corporate Directors, VISTAGE, GWU Luther Rice Society, Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), and the Economic Club of Washington.
Location: Leesburg, VA


== Headline text ==
Prior to PIR, Alexa co-founded [[dotMobi]], a [[TLD|top-level domain]] for the mobile market. She also founded the [[DNSSEC Industry Coalition]] and the [[RISG|Registration Infrastructure Security Group]], both international industry groups focused on innovative approaches to resolving security issues on the Internet.<ref>[http://alexaraad.com/ AlexaRaad.com]</ref>
 
Alexa has also previously worked at [[Verisign]].<ref>[http://www.pir.org/node/388 PIR.org]</ref>
 
==Industry Participation==
Alexa has been a panelist at [[.nxt|.nxt Conferences]].<ref>[http://dot-nxt.com/agenda/wed/reality-check]</ref> She also attends [[ICANN Meetings]].<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/orgbuzz/4093123476/ Flickr]</ref>
 
In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Alexa Raad, 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].
 
==Recognition & Awards==
* Smart100 CEO in the Greater Washington Area, 2008 & 2009.
* Washington Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business” award, 2008.
* Non-Profit PR Awards, 2009.
* Gold MarCom Awards for the Rollout of DNSSEC, 2009.
* VIP women of the year, National Association of Professional Women, 2009.
* BRAVA award, 2010.<ref>[http://www.pir.org/about/alexaraad PIR.org]</ref>
* "Top 100 Women of the Year", National Association of Professional Women, 2010.<ref name="linkedin">[http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexaraad LinkedIn]</ref>
 
== Education ==
'''George Washington University''',
M.S.S, Information Systems,
1997 – 1998.
 
'''George Washington University''',
M.B.A, International Business,
1990 – 1993.
 
'''University of Maryland''',
B.S., Marketing,
1983 – 1987.<ref>[http://www.pir.org/about/alexaraad PIR.org]</ref>
 
==Memberships==
She is currently a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the National Association of Corporate Directors, VISTAGE, GWU Luther Rice Society, Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), and the Economic Club of Washington.<ref>[http://alexaraad.com/ AlexaRaad.com]</ref> She is the current chair of [[RISG]].<ref>[http://www.pir.org/about/alexaraad PIR.org]</ref>
 
Alexa is a regular blog contributor with [[CircleID]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1979/ CircleID]</ref>
 
==References==
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Alexa Raad is the Chief People, Purpose and Policy Officer at the cybersecurity firm HUMAN. Before that, she was founder and CEO of Architelos, a strategy and marketing consultancy that focuses on growth, brand and positioning, and business development for clients within the Internet and DNS sectors.[1] Alexa has the unique distinction of having launched a new gTLD (.mobi) successfully, as well as having guided an incumbent gTLD (.org) to beating the market growth rates.

Past Experience

Alexa served as the CEO of the .org registry, the Public Interest Registry, from 2007 to 2010. She has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications, payment, and Internet sectors, including 10 years in the domain names industry. She engineered .org's brand repositioning and growth, both in revenues and in market share, from 6 million in registrations to over 8 million, and from $35 million to $54 million from 2007 to 2010 respectively. During her tenure, PIR was named a FUTURE 50 company, a recognition reserved for the 50 fastest growing companies in the Greater Washington Area.[2] In 2010, Ms. Raad led what was the largest DNSSEC implementation effort at that time.[3]

While working with PIR, Alexa coordinated with her counterparts at Afilias and Neustar and the Registry Constituency to advise and respond to moves by ICANN to open up the new gTLD implementation process and the vertical separation of registry and registrar functions.[4][5]

Prior to PIR, Alexa co-founded dotMobi, a top-level domain for the mobile market. She also founded the DNSSEC Industry Coalition and the Registration Infrastructure Security Group, both international industry groups focused on innovative approaches to resolving security issues on the Internet.[6]

Alexa has also previously worked at Verisign.[7]

Industry Participation

Alexa has been a panelist at .nxt Conferences.[8] She also attends ICANN Meetings.[9]

In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Alexa Raad, 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.[10] The letter can be found here.

Recognition & Awards

  • Smart100 CEO in the Greater Washington Area, 2008 & 2009.
  • Washington Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business” award, 2008.
  • Non-Profit PR Awards, 2009.
  • Gold MarCom Awards for the Rollout of DNSSEC, 2009.
  • VIP women of the year, National Association of Professional Women, 2009.
  • BRAVA award, 2010.[11]
  • "Top 100 Women of the Year", National Association of Professional Women, 2010.[12]

Education

George Washington University, M.S.S, Information Systems, 1997 – 1998.

George Washington University, M.B.A, International Business, 1990 – 1993.

University of Maryland, B.S., Marketing, 1983 – 1987.[13]

Memberships

She is currently a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the National Association of Corporate Directors, VISTAGE, GWU Luther Rice Society, Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), and the Economic Club of Washington.[14] She is the current chair of RISG.[15]

Alexa is a regular blog contributor with CircleID.[16]

References

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