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She is currently an active angel investor with holdings in a variety of online ventures and is a board member for some of these companies. Some of her projects are based in Russia, where she has been spending an increasing amount of time; she is also interested in investing in and traveling around other emerging markets in East Asia and Africa.<ref>[http://www.edventure.com/new-bio.html EDventure]</ref>

She is currently an active angel investor with holdings in a variety of online ventures and is a board member for some of these companies. Some of her projects are based in Russia, where she has been spending an increasing amount of time; she is also interested in investing in and traveling around other emerging markets in East Asia and Africa.<ref>[http://www.edventure.com/new-bio.html EDventure]</ref>

Esther Dyson was appointed as one of [[ICANN]]'s nine initial directors in October 1998. She served as an ICANN director, and Chair of [[ICANN Board|the board]] until November, 2000. Her tenure at [[ICANN]] was a rocky beginning wherein [[ICANN Board|the board]] was focused on defining its technical focus and implementing structural rules for elections and other organizational necessities. Her notable work includes foundational work to establish revenue streams and moves to make [[ICANN]] more transparent, including opening up board meetings to the public.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.12/dyson_pr.html Wired Magazine, "Mission Impossible"]</ref>

Esther Dyson was appointed as one of [[ICANN]]'s nine initial directors in October 1998. She served as an ICANN director, and Chair of [[ICANN Board|the board]] until November, 2000. Her tenure at [[ICANN]] was a rocky beginning wherein [[ICANN Board|the board]] was focused on defining its technical focus and implementing structural rules for elections and other organizational necessities. Her notable work includes foundational work to establish revenue streams and moves to make [[ICANN]] more transparent, including opening up board meetings to the public.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.12/dyson_pr.html Wired Magazine, "Mission Impossible"]</ref> She continued on as a member of the [[ALAC]] a year or two after her tenure as Chair.<ref>[http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=c81ce454-f519-4373-a51d-234c61755e39 Esther Dyson Testimony, Dec 8 2011, commerce.senate.gov]</ref>

She speaks Russian in addition to her native English.<ref>[http://www.edventure.com/new-bio.html EDventure bio]</ref>

She speaks Russian in addition to her native English.<ref>[http://www.edventure.com/new-bio.html EDventure bio]</ref>

In Ms. Dyson's written testimony, which can be read [http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=c81ce454-f519-4373-a51d-234c61755e39 here], she recognizes that she is coming as a private, informed citizen, but that she was largely invited as ICANN's founding Chairwoman. She goes on to explain how she long supported the idea of new gTLDs, but has since changed her mind; she realized that new gTLDs would be confusing to the public, that they would not have sufficient oversight, and that the costs involved would benefit nobody but the [[Registry|registries]] and [[registrar]]s. Ideally, Esther Dyson stated, she would like to see the gTLD program abandoned, but she also conceded that many people had told her that this was unrealistic. In lieu of abandoning the program, she recommended that the Senate ask ICANN to relaunch its consultation process with broader outreach in order to facilitate greater public knowledge and preparedness.

In Ms. Dyson's written testimony, which can be read [http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=c81ce454-f519-4373-a51d-234c61755e39 here], she recognizes that she is coming as a private, informed citizen, but that she was largely invited as ICANN's founding Chairwoman. She goes on to explain how she long supported the idea of new gTLDs, but has since changed her mind; she realized that new gTLDs would be confusing to the public, that they would not have sufficient oversight, and that the costs involved would benefit nobody but the [[Registry|registries]] and [[registrar]]s. Ideally, Esther Dyson stated, she would like to see the gTLD program abandoned, but she also conceded that many people had told her that this was unrealistic. In lieu of abandoning the program, she recommended that the Senate ask ICANN to relaunch its consultation process with broader outreach in order to facilitate greater public knowledge and preparedness.

At the beginning of her testimony she notes that she privately funded her participation in the hearing and that she came as a loving critic of ICANN.<ref>[http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=c81ce454-f519-4373-a51d-234c61755e39 Esther Dyson Testimony, Dec 8 2011, commerce.senate.gov]</ref>

At the beginning of her testimony she notes that she personally funded her participation in the hearing and that she came as a loving critic of ICANN.<ref>[http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=c81ce454-f519-4373-a51d-234c61755e39 Esther Dyson Testimony, Dec 8 2011, commerce.senate.gov]</ref>

 

 

==Fun Facts==

==Fun Facts==

Previously, she was a Securities Analyst at New Court Securities, 1977-80; Oppenheimer & Co.; 1980-82; and a Reporter for Forbes magazine, 1974-77.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/dyson.htm ICANN Bio]</ref>

Previously, she was a Securities Analyst at New Court Securities, 1977-80; Oppenheimer & Co.; 1980-82; and a Reporter for Forbes magazine, 1974-77.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/dyson.htm ICANN Bio]</ref>

In 1997, she wrote the book, "Release 2.0: A design for living in the digital age".<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/esther-dyson/ Huffington Post Bio]</ref>

In 1997, she wrote the book, ''Release 2.0: A design for living in the digital age''.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/esther-dyson/ Huffington Post Bio]</ref>

==External Links==

==External Links==

* [http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/08/2011828730595666.html?utm_content=automateplus&utm_campaign=Trial5&utm_source=SocialFlow&utm_medium=MasterAccount&utm_term=tweets August, 28 2010 Opinion piece on new gTLDs published on Al-Jazeera]

* [http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/08/2011828730595666.html?utm_content=automateplus&utm_campaign=Trial5&utm_source=SocialFlow&utm_medium=MasterAccount&utm_term=tweets August, 28 2010 Opinion piece on new gTLDs published on Al-Jazeera]

==References==

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