Keith Drazek

Organization:	Verisign
Affiliation:	GNSO
Region:	North America
Country:	USA
Email:	kdrazek [at] verisign.com
LinkedIn:	Keith Drazek
Featured in the ICANN 42 - Senegal playing card deck Currently a member of ICANN's RySG Has attended 30+ ICANN Meetings

Keith Drazek is the VP of Policy & Government Relations at Verisign and is a former Chair of the GNSO Council. He is a member of the gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group and the Vertical Integration PDP Working Group.

Career History

Before his current position with Verisign, Drazek held the position of Director of Policy. Earlier, he was the Director of Government and Industry Relations at NeuStar, where he was responsible for ICANN relations.

He represented North America on the ccNSO Council in the years 2006, 2007, and 2008. He was nominated again in 2010-11, though the position ultimately went to Fernando España.

Mr. Drazek was a member of the panel at "Internet Governance -- The next 5 years."

He participated in FOSE Session 2010. He was a panelist at the 11th Meeting of the ICANN Studienkreis.

Generic Names Supporting Organization. Develops and recommends to the Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains and other responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws (ICANN Bylaws).