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'''Gaurav Vedi''' is Chief Delivery Officer for [[stackArmor]] and responsible for the end-to-end technical delivery of cloud ([[AWS]], [[GCP]], [[Azure]]) and security services (FISMA, FedRAMP, GDPR, PCI, HIPAA, DoD RMF, CMMC etc) for public-sector, federal and commercial clients. He also worked as Vice President of Products/Engineering for a startup, IPGen, spearheading engineering teams to design and build Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning products & solutions for enterprise and public sector customers. Prior, he worked as the Head of Registry Operations for [[Dominion Registries|Dominion Domains Registries]] managing Technical Products/Program Management, Strategy, Product Pricing & Business Operations for [[Top-Level Domain|TLD]]<nowiki/>s - [[.homes|.Homes]], [[.autos|.Autos]], [[.boats|.Boats]], [[.yachts|.Yachts]] and [[.motorcycles|.Motorcycles]]. He also performed ICANN compliance w.r.t to RA, RRA and Registration Policies for corresponding TLDs and also involved in Channel development and Strategic Alliances too. He is an active member of several ICANN Internet Policy governance initiatives such as GDPR, RDAP, RZ-LGR etc. He is currently a board member of the Customer Standing Committee with [[ICANN]], serving his second term.  

'''Gaurav Vedi''' is Chief Delivery Officer for [[stackArmor]] and responsible for the end-to-end technical delivery of cloud ([[AWS]], [[GCP]], [[Azure]]) and security services (FISMA, FedRAMP, GDPR, PCI, HIPAA, DoD RMF, CMMC etc) for public-sector, federal and commercial clients. He also worked as Vice President of Products/Engineering for a startup, IPGen, spearheading engineering teams to design and build Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning products & solutions for enterprise and public sector customers. Prior, he worked as the Head of Registry Operations for [[Dominion Registries|Dominion Domains Registries]] managing Technical Products/Program Management, Strategy, Product Pricing & Business Operations for [[Top-Level Domain|TLD]]<nowiki/>s - [[.homes|.Homes]], [[.autos|.Autos]], [[.boats|.Boats]], [[.yachts|.Yachts]] and [[.motorcycles|.Motorcycles]]. He also performed ICANN compliance w.r.t to RA, RRA and Registration Policies for corresponding TLDs and was also involved in Channel development and Strategic Alliances too. He is an active member of several ICANN Internet Policy governance initiatives such as GDPR, RDAP, RZ-LGR, etc. He is currently a board member of the Customer Standing Committee with [[ICANN]], serving his second term.  

==Career History==

==Career History==

Gaurav Vedi has almost 10 years of experience in the [[Domain Name|domain name]] industry. Prior to joining Dominion, he worked as Technical Engineering Manager/Technical Lead with [[Verisign]] for 8 years and managed multiple teams and programs implementing new [[Generic top-level domain|gTLD]]s, [[IDN]]s, [[Domain Name System|DNS]], [[DNSSEC]] and [[Rights Protection Mechanisms]] ([[Trademark Clearinghouse|TMCH]], [[Sunrise Period|sunrise]], claims) etc. He also worked with Hughes Network Systems on Satellite Communications and Telematics divisions and also with Nokia on Wireless, 3G, Telecom operations and development. He is also a certified PMP from PMI.org. He also provided technical training to team members, developed knowledge base technical support documentation, and managed DNS services. He was the team expert on Internationalized Domain Names and Shared Registration Systems. He is an active member of [[Registries Stakeholder Group|Registry stakeholder Group]] (RySG) of [[Generic Names Supporting Organization|GNSO]] and participates in providing feedback on several policy drafts from [[PDP]] WG. He is also Chief Technical Liaison and Member Board of Directors for Domain Name Association (theDNA.org). He is also a serving member on [https://www.icann.org/csc Customer Standing Committee] (CSC) with ICANN to monitor Public Technical Identifier’s (PTI) performance of the <abbr>IANA</abbr> naming function against the service level expectations in the <abbr>IANA</abbr> Naming Function Contract.

Gaurav Vedi has almost 10 years of experience in the [[Domain Name|domain name]] industry. Prior to joining Dominion, he worked as Technical Engineering Manager/Technical Lead with [[Verisign]] for 8 years and managed multiple teams and programs implementing new [[Generic top-level domain|gTLD]]s, [[IDN]]s, [[Domain Name System|DNS]], [[DNSSEC]] and [[Rights Protection Mechanisms]] ([[Trademark Clearinghouse|TMCH]], [[Sunrise Period|sunrise]], claims) etc. He also worked with Hughes Network Systems on Satellite Communications and Telematics divisions and also with Nokia on Wireless, 3G, and Telecom operations and development. He is also a certified PMP from PMI.org. He also provided technical training to team members, developed knowledge-based technical support documentation, and managed DNS services. He was the team expert on Internationalized Domain Names and Shared Registration Systems. He is an active member of [[Registries Stakeholder Group|Registry stakeholder Group]] (RySG) of [[Generic Names Supporting Organization|GNSO]] and participates in providing feedback on several policy drafts from [[PDP]] WG. He is also the Chief Technical Liaison and a Member Board of Directors for Domain Name Association (theDNA.org). He is also a serving member on [https://www.icann.org/csc Customer Standing Committee] (CSC) with ICANN to monitor Public Technical Identifier’s (PTI) performance of the <abbr>IANA</abbr> naming function against the service level expectations in the <abbr>IANA</abbr> Naming Function Contract.

==ICANN and Internet Governance Participation==

==ICANN and Internet Governance Participation==

Gaurav is an active member of gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group ([[RySG]]) of the GNSO and participates as a volunteer in providing feedback on several policy drafts from PDP WG. He attended [[ICANN 61]] in Puerto Rico, [[ICANN 62]] in Panama, [[ICANN 63]] in Barcelona, [[ICANN 64]] in Kobe (Japan), [[ICANN 66]] in Montreal, [[GDD Summit]] in Thailand and virtual ICANN meetings.  

Gaurav is an active member of the gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group ([[RySG]]) of the GNSO and participates as a volunteer in providing feedback on several policy drafts from PDP WG. He attended [[ICANN 61]] in Puerto Rico, [[ICANN 62]] in Panama, [[ICANN 63]] in Barcelona, [[ICANN 64]] in Kobe (Japan), [[ICANN 66]] in Montreal, [[GDD Summit]] in Thailand and virtual ICANN meetings.  

==Education==

==Education==

Gaurav Vedi holds two Masters degrees. He completed an MBA degree from the University of Maryland, College Park - Robert Smith business school in USA and a Masters of Computer Applications degree from Jamia University, India. He also holds a Bachelor's in Electronics from Delhi University, India. He is also a certified and skilled Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI.org, Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and holds AWS Cloud and Comptia Security+ Certifications as well.

Gaurav Vedi holds two Masters degrees. He completed an MBA degree from the University of Maryland, College Park - Robert Smith business school in USA and a Masters of Computer Applications degree from Jamia University, India. He also holds a Bachelor's in Electronics from Delhi University, India. He is also a certified and skilled Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI.org, a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and holds AWS Cloud and Comptia Security+ Certifications as well.

==Awards==

==Awards==

[[Category:Private Sector - Domain Name Industry]]

[[Category:Private Sector - Domain Name Industry]]