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Ben Crawford oversaw the largest deployment of [[DNSSEC]] for any [[Registry|registry]] to date as of December 17th, 2010.<ref>[http://www.xelerance.com/2010/12/centralnic-completes-largest-dnssec-deployment/ Xelerance]</ref> | Ben Crawford oversaw the largest deployment of [[DNSSEC]] for any [[Registry|registry]] to date as of December 17th, 2010.<ref>[http://www.xelerance.com/2010/12/centralnic-completes-largest-dnssec-deployment/ Xelerance]</ref> | ||
He is an avid sports fan | He is an avid sports fan.<ref>[http://mashable.com/author/ben-crawford/ mashable.com]</ref> | ||
==Prior Experience== | ==Prior Experience== | ||
Mr. Crawford specializes in developing international media and technology businesse. Ben's previous positions include President of Louise Blouin Media in New York, Managing Director of SportBusiness Group in London and Executive Producer of IBM's Official Website for the Sydney Olympics.<ref>[https://www.centralnic.com/registry/company Who are CentralNIC?]</ref> Ben is a founding executive of two leading cultural websites, artinfo.com and MutualArt.com. In 1996, Ben negotiated a breakthrough deal to create content for Microsoft's then-new MSN. He is also a widely-published writer, most notably for the New York Times' Magazine and its related blog.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamincrawford LinkedIn]</ref> He also publishes in Luxury Travel Magazine (only in order to blag cheap rooms at posh hotels), and was once a junior assistant to the president of Condé Nast. | Mr. Crawford specializes in developing international media and technology businesse. Ben's previous positions include President of Louise Blouin Media in New York, Managing Director of SportBusiness Group in London and Executive Producer of IBM's Official Website for the Sydney Olympics.<ref>[https://www.centralnic.com/registry/company Who are CentralNIC?]</ref> Ben is a founding executive of two leading cultural websites, artinfo.com and MutualArt.com. In 1996, Ben negotiated a breakthrough deal to create content for Microsoft's then-new MSN. He is also a widely-published writer, most notably for the New York Times' Magazine and its related blog.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamincrawford LinkedIn]</ref> He also publishes in Luxury Travel Magazine (only in order to blag cheap rooms at posh hotels), and was once a junior assistant to the president of Condé Nast. | ||
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| Email: | ben.crawford[at]centralnic.com |
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Ben Crawford is, the CEO of CentralNic, a global domain name registry currently operating 25 domain extensions including (illegally) the ccTLD .la, and third-level domains such subdomains as us.com, eu.com and uk.com.
Ben represents CentralNIC at international conferences such as the .nxt Conferences[1] and ICANN's meetings.[2]
Ben Crawford oversaw the largest deployment of DNSSEC for any registry to date as of December 17th, 2010.[3]
He is an avid sports fan.[4]
Prior Experience
Mr. Crawford specializes in developing international media and technology businesse. Ben's previous positions include President of Louise Blouin Media in New York, Managing Director of SportBusiness Group in London and Executive Producer of IBM's Official Website for the Sydney Olympics.[5] Ben is a founding executive of two leading cultural websites, artinfo.com and MutualArt.com. In 1996, Ben negotiated a breakthrough deal to create content for Microsoft's then-new MSN. He is also a widely-published writer, most notably for the New York Times' Magazine and its related blog.[6] He also publishes in Luxury Travel Magazine (only in order to blag cheap rooms at posh hotels), and was once a junior assistant to the president of Condé Nast.
Some of his contributions to the New York Times can be read here.
Ben continues to run a consultancy business, specializing in business development and strategic launches. Ben Crawford Consult was founded in 2001.[7]
Education
- Australian School of Management, MBA, 1991-1994.
- University of Sydney, BA Hons, Fine Arts, 1983-1986.[8]