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Antony Van Couvering is the CEO of MindsandMachines.<ref>[http://www.elliotsblog.com/antony-van-couvering-named-ceo-of-top-level-domain-holdings-8224 elliotsblog]</ref> He has played a very important role in the internet governance, having a significant part in the early days of creation of [[ccTLD]].
Antony Van Couvering is the CEO of MindsandMachines.<ref>[http://www.elliotsblog.com/antony-van-couvering-named-ceo-of-top-level-domain-holdings-8224 elliotsblog]</ref> He has played a very important role in the internet governance, having a significant part in the early days of creation of [[ccTLD]].
He also chaired the meeting in singapore which gave birth to [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID]</ref>
He also chaired the meeting in singapore which gave birth to [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID]</ref>
Along with MindsandMachines, Couvering is also the CEO of [[Top Level Domain Holdings]], which the parent company of MindsandMachines.<ref>[http://www.mindsandmachines.com/about/mm-team/ mindsandmachines.com about]</ref>
=== Education ===
*Antony studied from the University of Columbia with a Bachelors in Comparative literature.


=== Career History ===
=== Career History ===
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*He founded the company NetNames in 1997 and then sold it to NetBenefit.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID]</ref>
*He founded the company NetNames in 1997 and then sold it to NetBenefit.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID]</ref>
*He founded the company NameEngine in 1999. He worked at NameEngine for two years. At NameEngine, he got the experience of working with American Express, Bridgestone-Firestone, Citibank, Colgate-Palmolive, Goodyear, Intel, Kodak, and Viacom, and with IP law firms including Fross Zelnick, Ladas & Parry, and Brown Raysman.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID]</ref>
*He founded the company NameEngine in 1999. He worked at NameEngine for two years. At NameEngine, he got the experience of working with American Express, Bridgestone-Firestone, Citibank, Colgate-Palmolive, Goodyear, Intel, Kodak, and Viacom, and with IP law firms including Fross Zelnick, Ladas & Parry, and Brown Raysman.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID]</ref>
*He sold NameEngine to [[VeriSign]] in 2001 and then worked at [[VeriSign]] for some time.
*He sold NameEngine to [[VeriSign]] in 2001 and then worked at [[VeriSign]] till 2004.<ref>[http://www.mindsandmachines.com/about/mm-team/ mindsandmachines.com about]</ref>
*Antony has started and managed many [[country-code TLD]]s, which includes [[.TM]],[[.AS]],[[.BT]], and [[.PW]]
*Antony has started and managed many [[country-code TLD]]s, which includes [[.TM]],[[.AS]],[[.BT]], and [[.PW]]
*He, with the collaboration of Jon Postel played an important role in the reformation of the [[.US]] domain.
*He, with the collaboration of Jon Postel played an important role in the reformation of the [[.US]] domain.
*He was head of the Policy Advisory Body under the old [[gTLD-MoU]].
*He was head of the Policy Advisory Body under the old [[gTLD-MoU]].


 
=== Publications ===
*This is the document he wrote as a proposal to modify the [[.US]] [domain.http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/VanCouvering.htm Read Online]
*While working at NameEngine, he did a research about Value Protection Index. [http://www.namesatwork.com/wp-content/NameEngine500.pdf Read Online]
=== References ===
=== References ===
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Revision as of 10:27, 1 December 2010

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Antony Van Couvering is the CEO of MindsandMachines.[1] He has played a very important role in the internet governance, having a significant part in the early days of creation of ccTLD. He also chaired the meeting in singapore which gave birth to ICANN.[2] Along with MindsandMachines, Couvering is also the CEO of Top Level Domain Holdings, which the parent company of MindsandMachines.[3]

Education

  • Antony studied from the University of Columbia with a Bachelors in Comparative literature.

Career History

  • He has been working in the domain name industry since 1996[4]
  • He founded the company NetNames in 1997 and then sold it to NetBenefit.[5]
  • He founded the company NameEngine in 1999. He worked at NameEngine for two years. At NameEngine, he got the experience of working with American Express, Bridgestone-Firestone, Citibank, Colgate-Palmolive, Goodyear, Intel, Kodak, and Viacom, and with IP law firms including Fross Zelnick, Ladas & Parry, and Brown Raysman.[6]
  • He sold NameEngine to VeriSign in 2001 and then worked at VeriSign till 2004.[7]
  • Antony has started and managed many country-code TLDs, which includes .TM,.AS,.BT, and .PW
  • He, with the collaboration of Jon Postel played an important role in the reformation of the .US domain.
  • He was head of the Policy Advisory Body under the old gTLD-MoU.

Publications

References