Kieren McCarthy
Kieren McCarthy is CEO of .Nxt, Inc. -- a company that supplies information and analysis on Internet policy and governance issues.
 |
 |
| Email: | kieren@dot-nxt.com |
| Website: | |
| Facebook: |  [Kieren McCarthy Kieren McCarthy]
|
| Twitter: |  @kierenmccarthy
|
Kieren is a journalist by profession, specializing in the Internet and domain names, and has written for, among others, The Register, The Times and The Guardian. He maintains a blog at KierenMcCarthy.com. Kieren was appointed ICANN's General Manager of Public Participation in January, 2007 and left in November, 2009.
In 2011, he established the .nxt Conference to create a more positive dialogue around the issue of new Internet extensions - new gTLDs. Shortly thereafter, he created the company .Nxt, Inc., which is dedicated to supporting the multi-stakeholder model by providing timely and helpful information on Internet policy and governance, covering organization such as ICANN, IGF, ITU, OECD and others.
A second .Nxt conference is set for 24-26 August 2011 in San Francisco.
Education
- M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering with Management and French, Nottingham University, 1997.[1]
Work
He has worked as a freelance journalist since 2001; and previously, was a reporter and sub-editor for The Register, PC Week, PC Dealer, and others. He also provides occasional media training for a number of global IT companies.