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Ken Bour

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Currently ICANN Staff

Ken Bour is a former consultant for ICANN, where he worked from 2008 through 2017. Over the course of his career, he became a senior executive and had 45 years experience in all aspects of corporate management, financial accounting/administration, infrastructure/operations, customer service, I/T, software development, and HR/benefits. He sold his company Netvantage in October 2007 to a private equity firm and completed a successful executive transition through July 2008. After 12 years as President/CEO of a software company, I started KBPraxis LLC, a management consulting firm. In August 2008, he became a full-time consultant with ICANN, helping them with a large-scale process re-engineering and organizational change initiative involving the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). His specialties include executive management, organizational design/development, program/project management, and process reengineering.

Past Experience

  • District Manager at AT&T, 23 years working in finance, software development and sales compensation.
  • President at Netvantage for 12 years, a company that Mr. Bour sold in October 2007 to a private equity firm.[1]

Ken Bour and the activity within ICANN

  • Provided assistance for an organizational development process for the Generic Names Supporting Organization.
  • expertise in technical and managerial areas. Besides this project, Mr. Bour is also involved in other initiatives in developing new procedures and offering professional advice on various design alternatives. [2]

Education

  • University of Maryland
  • The College of William and Mary, The Mason School of Business, MBA
  • George Washington University [3]

References