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'''Juan Diego Calle''' is the founder and CEO of [[.co Internet]], he is also the Founder and Chairman of its holding company, [[STRAAT Investments]].<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/registry/the-team .coInternet]</ref> He was born in Bogota, Colombia but has lived most of his life in the USA.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=326934&authType=name&authToken=2x5j&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore LinkedIn]</ref>

'''Juan Diego Calle''' is the founder and CEO of [[.co Internet]], he is also the Founder and Chairman of its holding company, [[STRAAT Investments]].<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/registry/the-team .coInternet]</ref> He was born in Bogota, Colombia but has lived most of his life in the USA.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=326934&authType=name&authToken=2x5j&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore LinkedIn]</ref>

==Work with .co Internet==

==Work with .co Internet==

Juan Diego Calle became involved with [[.co]] in 2006; at that point there were ongoing governmental processes examining the possibility of liberalizing Colombia's [[ccTLD]], .co, so it could be registered by the international public as an [[ccTLD#Open ccTLDs|Open ccTLD]]. He became aware of the possible liberalization of the .co ccTLD from a friend; and given that he was working as a [[domainer]] at that time, he understood that [[.com]] was a limited resource, and that the Internet community needed another strong location to grow into.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2010/november-december.htm DNJournal]</ref> In 2009, he and the newly created partnership with [[Neustar]], [[.co Internet|.co Internet S.A.S]], presented a 1,650 page bid to the Colombian government to operate the [[ccTLD]]. In August of that year they were awarded a 10 year contract to act as the registry administrator, beating out big players such as [[Verisign]].<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shane-snow/how-to-become-an-internet_b_705175.html HuffingtonPost]</ref> There bid was seriously helped by his strong ties to his native country, Colombia.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2010/05/16/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-co-our-exclusive-interview-with-the-ceo-juan-calle/ The Domains.com]</ref>  

Juan Diego Calle became involved with [[.co]] in 2006; at that point there were ongoing governmental processes examining the possibility of liberalizing Colombia's [[ccTLD]], .co, so it could be registered by the international public as an [[ccTLD#Open ccTLDs|Open ccTLD]]. He became aware of the possible liberalization of the .co ccTLD from a friend; and given that he was working as a [[domainer]] at that time, he understood that [[.com]] was a limited resource, and that the Internet community needed another strong location to grow into.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2010/november-december.htm DNJournal]</ref> In 2009, he and the newly created partnership with [[Neustar]], [[.co Internet|.co Internet S.A.S]], presented a 1,650 page bid to the Colombian government to operate the [[ccTLD]]. In August of that year they were awarded a 10 year contract to act as the registry administrator, beating out big players such as [[Verisign]].<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shane-snow/how-to-become-an-internet_b_705175.html HuffingtonPost]</ref> Their bid was seriously helped by his strong ties to his native country, Colombia.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2010/05/16/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-co-our-exclusive-interview-with-the-ceo-juan-calle/ The Domains.com]</ref>  

Calle has been criticized for expressing the desire that .co domains not be purchased by domain investors and mass speculators. His reasoning is that if too many .co domains are purchased for purely investing purposes, and subsequently not developed, the .co domain space would not take off.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/05/10/cos-juan-diego-calle-responds-to-anti-domainer-allegations/ .Co’s Juan Diego Calle responds to anti-domainer allegations, domainnamewire.com]</ref>

Calle has been criticized for expressing the desire that .co domains not be purchased by domain investors and mass speculators. His reasoning is that if too many .co domains are purchased for purely investing purposes, and subsequently not developed, the .co domain space would not take off.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/05/10/cos-juan-diego-calle-responds-to-anti-domainer-allegations/ .Co’s Juan Diego Calle responds to anti-domainer allegations, domainnamewire.com]</ref>