Bruce Tonkin
Dr. Bruce Tonkin is the Chief Strategy Officer of Melbourne IT. He plans the strategies for long term benefit of the company.[1] In June 2011 he was appointed Vice Chair of the ICANN Board.[2]
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Conflicts of Interest
Dr. Tonkin has excused himself from multiple votes on ICANN's new gTLd program as per a conflicts of interest policy passed in 2011 and his employment with a company involved in new gTLD consultancy.[3]
Past Experience
Mr. Tonkin joined Melbourne IT in 1999 as Chief Technology Officer. Prior to this he has worked as:
- Chief Technology Officer at WebCentral.
- Deputy Director, ANSPAG at Monash University.
- Consultant at AT&T-Bell Laboratories.[4]
On the behalf of Melbourne IT, Tonkin has participated in ICANN Meetings since 2002 and has been on its Board of Directors since 2007.[5][6] He also manages his company's participation in international internet bodies including GNSO meetings.[7]
Bruce represented the ICANN Board on the issue of "Morality and Public Order Objections" before the US government.[8] He is also a member of the oPOC Working Group[9] and a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He was elected Chair of DNSO and GNSO Councill in 2002. In 2006, GNSO selected him as a Board Member for ICANN.[10]
Education
Bruce has a degree of Bachelor of Engineering. He is also a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.[11]
Videos
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Gray Chynoweth interviews Bruce at ICANN 42 in Dakar, Senegal, on the contention between law enforcement organizations, ICANN's GAC, registrars, and the Multistakeholder Model.