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'''Jay Westerdal''' is an entrepreneur and the founder of [[Name Intelligence]],<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/13/jay-westerdal-and-thought-convergence-part-ways/ Jay Westerdal and Thought Convergence Part Ways]. Domain Name Wire. Published 2009 May 13.</ref> [[Open Caller ID]], [[DomainTools]],<ref name="jaywesterdal">[http://www.jaywesterdal.com/ JayWesterdal.com]</ref> [[DotMovie]], and [[Credit Savers]]. He is also a partner at [[Founders-Coop]]. He has been a participant at [[ICANN]] since 2002.<ref name="linkedin">[http://www.linkedin.com/in/jaywesterdal Jay Westerdal]. LinkedIn.</ref>
=== References ===
Jay is an investor in Zevia, Mobile Box Office, LookStat, Custom Toll Free, [[Thought Convergence]], NearlyWeds.com, CoolerPlanet.com, Array Health, Frugal Mechanic, Appature, [[Big Door Inc.]], Smart Plug, App Store HQ, UntitledStartup.com, RowFeeder.com and Urban Airship.
== Top Level Domains ==
Jay and his partner have applied for 11 [[TLD]]s through two companies:
* [[Top Level Spectrum, Inc.]]
* [[Fegistry, LLC]]
== Career History ==
*Software Engineer, Virtual Services LLC, 1997-1998.
*Senior Software Architect, Lightrealm and Interland/Vservers, 1998-2001.
*Co-Founder and CTO, [[AboutUs.org]], 2005-2007, a company he co-founded with [[Raymond King]].<ref>[http://www.inspireroad.com/successful-entrepreneurs/jay-westerdal Jay Westerdal]. Inspired Road.</ref>
*CEO, [[Name Intelligence]] Inc., 2001-2008.<ref name="linkedin"></ref>
*Founder and CEO, [[Spry Hosting]], 2001-2008.
*Chief Product Officer, [[Thought Convergence]], 2008-2009.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/westerdal Jay Westerdal]. Facebook.</ref>
== Education ==
In 2000, Jay completed his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the Central Washington University.<ref name="jaywesterdal"></ref>
==Videos==
Jay was interviewed by [[Ray King]] regarding Top Level Spectrum and his New gTLD applications at [[NamesCon]] 2014 in Las Vegas:
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