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During his time with the [[NOIE|National Office for the Information Economy]], Dr. Twomey was closely involved with ICANN. He began representing the Australian Government in 1997, this included time at ICANN meetings. By 1999 he had been elected the Chairman of the [[GAC]], he served in that role until November, 2002. He was also appointed as a Special Representative for the Internet and ICANN following his initial, successful representation of Australian interests to ICANN and elsewhere.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/twomey.htm ICANN.org]</ref> | During his time with the [[NOIE|National Office for the Information Economy]], Dr. Twomey was closely involved with ICANN. He began representing the Australian Government in 1997, this included time at ICANN meetings. By 1999 he had been elected the Chairman of the [[GAC]], he served in that role until November, 2002. He was also appointed as a Special Representative for the Internet and ICANN following his initial, successful representation of Australian interests to ICANN and elsewhere.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/twomey.htm ICANN.org]</ref> | ||
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| Email: | paul.twomey [at] argopacific.com |
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Dr. Paul Twomey became the President and CEO of ICANN in 2003; his tenure lasted until 2009, though he continued on for the next year as Senior President, in an advisory role to the new CEO and President, Rod Beckstrom. Paul has been successful in numerous leadership positions in commercial enterprises, government, and in chairing ICANN's Government Advisory Committee.[1]
He is currently acting as the Managing Director of ArgoP@cific, a company he originally co-founded.[2]
Career History
Immediately prior to working at ICANN, Paul was working with ArgoP@cific, a prominent International IT conslutancy that works with both Fortune 500 companies and SMEs.[3] He co-founded the company with President Clinton's former Internet Czar, Ira Magaziner.[4] Paul also founded Leagle Inc., a site that specializes in online legal content and community aggregation.
Public Sector Participation
Dr. Twomey has held a number of high-level administrative, and representative roles related to the Australian government's IT policy execution.
In 1997, He helped found, and was appointed CEO, of the Australian government's National Office for the Information Economy. He was also the government's Special Advisor regarding the Information Economy and Technology. His roles involved identifying and creating strategies for the development of the nation's technology priorities; he was also charged with taking that policy and protecting Australia's interests at international policy meetings like the WTO, OECD, APEC, and ICANN. Eventually, he became Chair of ICANN's GAC.
Before his work in the new Information Economy Department, and as an IT envoy, Dr. Twomey worked at Austrade, which is the Australian Trade Commission. He began as the Executive General Manager of Strategic Development before becoming the General Manager of its European affairs. His roles saw him assisting Australian IT firms market themselves abroad, developing corporate strategies and business processes, and writing influential studies; one of which was highly important to the Australian government's reaction to the Asian fiscal crisis of 1997 and 1998.[5]
ICANN
During his time with the National Office for the Information Economy, Dr. Twomey was closely involved with ICANN. He began representing the Australian Government in 1997, this included time at ICANN meetings. By 1999 he had been elected the Chairman of the GAC, he served in that role until November, 2002. He was also appointed as a Special Representative for the Internet and ICANN following his initial, successful representation of Australian interests to ICANN and elsewhere.[6]
Early Career
Education
Dr. Twomey recieved his Bachelor of Arts, with honors, from the University of Queensland; his Master of Arts in Political Science and International Relations from Pennsylvania State University; and his PhD in International Relations from Cambridge.[7]