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'''Peter Dengate Thrush''' is a barrister specializing in Internet law, [[Intellectual Property|intellectual property]], and competition. Mr. Thrush is the former Executive Chairman of [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]], which is the parent company of [[Minds + Machines]]. He is  a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of [[ICANN]], a positon he held from November, 2007 until June, 2011.  

'''Peter Dengate Thrush''' is a barrister specializing in Internet law, [[Intellectual Property|intellectual property]], and competition. Mr. Thrush is the former Executive Chairman of [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]], which is the parent company of [[Minds + Machines]]. He is  a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of [[ICANN]], a positon he held from November, 2007 until June, 2011.  

This series of events contributed to a new Conflict of Interest Policy for members of the Board and others, released on December 8th, 2011, and effective immediately. The policy requires disclosure to the [[Board Governance Committee]] of any and all potential conflicts of interest, and subsequent abstention from ICANN activities related to the conflict of interest.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/board-governance/coi/ ICANN Conflict of Interest Policy]</ref> Board members also may not join business with a new gTLD registry until 12 months after the registry's application has been voted on.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/13/icann-board-dec-minutes ICANN Board December Minutes, dot-nxt.com]</ref>

This series of events contributed to a new Conflict of Interest Policy for members of the Board and others, released on December 8th, 2011, and effective immediately. The policy requires disclosure to the [[Board Governance Committee]] of any and all potential conflicts of interest, and subsequent abstention from ICANN activities related to the conflict of interest.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/board-governance/coi/ ICANN Conflict of Interest Policy]</ref> Board members also may not join business with a new gTLD registry until 12 months after the registry's application has been voted on.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/13/icann-board-dec-minutes ICANN Board December Minutes, dot-nxt.com]</ref>

====In His Defense====

====In His Defense====

Peter Dengate Thrush defended his move to Minds + Machines in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. He denies any impropriety in his actions, and points to his predecessor, [[Vint Cerf]], who took up a job at [[Verisign]] following his chairmanship of ICANN. He notes that he had no vested interest in his current employer's interests when he was voting with, and leading, [[ICANN Board|the board]].<ref>[http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2011/11/22/web-braced-for-1000-new-top-level-domains-a-year/ Web Braced for 1000 New Top Level Domains, Blogs.WSJ.com]</ref>

Peter Dengate Thrush defended his move to Minds + Machines in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. He denies any impropriety in his actions, and points to his predecessor, [[Vint Cerf]], who took up a job at [[Verisign]] following his chairmanship of ICANN. He notes that he had no vested interest in his current employer's interests when he was voting with and leading [[ICANN Board|the board]].<ref>[http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2011/11/22/web-braced-for-1000-new-top-level-domains-a-year/ Web Braced for 1000 New Top Level Domains, Blogs.WSJ.com]</ref>

==Career Highlights==  

==Career Highlights==  

==Videos==

==Videos==

Watch Peter Dengate Thrush, along with other familiar ICANN participants, discuss the [[Multistakeholder Model]]. The video was produced with help from [[Google]] at [[ICANN 44]] in June, 2012, in Prague.

Watch Peter Dengate Thrush, along with other familiar ICANN participants, discuss the [[Multistakeholder Model]]. The video was produced with help from [[Google]] at [[ICANN 44]] in June, 2012, in Prague. The second video is an interview with Peter at [[ICANN 52 - Singapore]].

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==References==

==References==

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