David Maher was one of the founders of PIR in 2002, and acted as its Founding Chairman until 2004. He is considered instrumental in the early development of PIR. He was then appointed as the Senior Vice President of Law and Policy<ref>[http://www.pir.org/pdf/archive/David%20W%20Maher%20Joins.pdf pir.org]</ref> For 20 years, he worked as a General Counsel at the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois Inc. He served on 11-member [[IAHC|International Ad Hoc Committee]] in 1996, this committee provided foundation for the [[UDRP]]. In 1997, he became chairman of the Policy Oversight Committee.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1867/ circleid.com]</ref> He has been the VP of Public Policy at [[ISOC]].<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/dotorg/10-8.shtml isoc.org]</ref> | David Maher was one of the founders of PIR in 2002, and acted as its Founding Chairman until 2004. He is considered instrumental in the early development of PIR. He was then appointed as the Senior Vice President of Law and Policy<ref>[http://www.pir.org/pdf/archive/David%20W%20Maher%20Joins.pdf pir.org]</ref> For 20 years, he worked as a General Counsel at the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois Inc. He served on 11-member [[IAHC|International Ad Hoc Committee]] in 1996, this committee provided foundation for the [[UDRP]]. In 1997, he became chairman of the Policy Oversight Committee.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1867/ circleid.com]</ref> He has been the VP of Public Policy at [[ISOC]].<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/dotorg/10-8.shtml isoc.org]</ref> |