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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>
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>
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>
Esther Dyson was involved as a member of the [[ALAC]] following her tenure as [[ICANN Chair]]. The organization worked hard to recruit members and input from average Internet users, but the task proved to be daunting, frustrating, and insurmountable, and Ms. Dyson left the organization a bit frustrated. She has since noted that ICANN has largely failed to take full account of the end-user and follow its mandate to act in the best public interest. Thus, she sees that ICANN's decisions, particularly the new gTLD program, benefit ICANN's primary constituents, that is, individuals and companies involved in the domain name business; she believes that the end user and non-industry companies will only receive confusion and higher costs.<ref>[http://www.domainpulse.com/2011/08/26/former-icann-chair-dyson-says-new-gtlds-will-create-jobs-but-little-extra-value/ Fomer ICANN Char Dyson says new gTLDs will Create Jobs but Little Extra Value, DomainPulse.com]</ref>
Her now-famous opinion piece against new TLDs, published in August 2011, can be read [http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/dyson35/English here].
==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]
* [http://techpresident.com/news/21730/open-web-doomed-open-your-eyes-and-relax February 6, 2012, ''Is the Open Web Doomed? Open Your Eyes and Relax'' on TechPresident]
==References==
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