Graham Chynoweth

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Graham (Gray) Chynoweth is the VP of Business Operations & General Counsel at Dynamic Network Services Inc. (Dyn Inc.). His specialities are Human Resources, Finance, Internet Policy, Corporate Law, Contract Law, Intellectual Property Law, Employment Law and International Law.

Country: UK
LinkedIn:    [graychynoweth Graham Chynoweth]
Twitter:    @graychy

Graham Chynoweth's job responsibilities include developing and implementing the company's response to the corporate, contract, employment, intellectual property, and international law issues etc. He is also a spoke-person for his company and participated in different international meetings and events such as ICANN.

As a side project, Gray works with CircleID to film short interviews about ICANN participants, in order to help newcomers to the industry familiarize themselves with what and who is important.[1]

Background

In 2008, Graham Chynoweth was awarded by the NH Union Leader as one of the "Forty under 40" leaders making a difference in the State and by NH Magazine as a 'Rising Star' in the state's legal community.[2]. In 2009 he was selected by Business NH Magazine as one of 25 business leaders who will make an impact in NH over the next twenty-five years. [3]

Graham Chynoweth grew up in New Hampshire, and now lives in Manchester, NH with his wife, Tara.[4] His interests include renovating the couple's old Victorian home and hiking.

Graham Chynoweth is a member of the NH Bar Association, the Association of Corporate Counsels, and the New England Corporate Counsel Association. He was appointed by Gov. John Lynch as Co-Chair of State’s Task Force on the Recruitment and Retention of Young Workers and is a founding member of NH’s first and largest young professionals organization, the Manchester Young Professionals Network. [5]

Career History

  • From March 1999 to May 2001, Graham Chynoweth worked as a Data Analyst at UC Berkeley Statewide Database.
  • He was the Director of NH Votes! / NH Secretary of State from May 2002 to July 2002.
  • From January 2005 to October 2007 he was the Sports Chair at Duke Club of Boston.
  • From August 2004 to November 2007, he was a Corporate Attorney at Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green.
  • He was the General Counsel at Dynamic Network Services, Inc. from November 2007 to August 2009.
  • From February 2010, Graham Chynoweth is working as the VP of Business Operations & General Counsel at Dynamic Network Services.

Education

Mr. Chynoweth has a JD (2001 — 2004) from Duke University School of Law, an MA (2001 — 2004) in Public Policy from Duke University and a BA (1997 — 2001) in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated magna cum laude.

Fun Fact

Gray hiked Kilimanjaro before the Kenya ICANN Meeting in March 2010.[6]

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