Paul Twomey (born 18 July 1961) is the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ICANN (aɪkæn eye-can is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
Following a private-sector role as a consultant for McKinsey & Company, Dr. McKinsey & Company is a global Management consulting firm that focuses on solving issues of concern to senior management Twomey held executive positions within the Australian Government's foreign trade organisation Austrade. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Austrade, formally the Australian Trade Commission, is an agency of the Australian Government that aims to assist Australian businesses in entering overseas export His role there included working on strategic development and European markets.
He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE) in 1997. As a government unit responsible for developing Australian Government IT policy, it was during this time he began his involvement with ICANN. Though this role he became chair of the influential ICANN Government Advisory Committee which served as the organisation's liaison with world governments.
Following his departure from NOIE, Dr. Twomey created a consultancy with Ira Magaziner (Domestic Policy Adviser to former US President Bill Clinton) called Argo P@cific. Ira Magaziner (born November 8 1947) was born in New York City, New York. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Despite his move to the private sector, he continued his role on the ICANN GAC until November 2002 through an ongoing posting as external advisor to the Australian Government.
He received a Bachelor of Arts from University of Queensland, a Master of Arts from Pennsylvania State University, and a PhD from Cambridge University. The University of Queensland (UQ is one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant, space grant public research University The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the
On 27 March 2003 he was appointed to his position at ICANN. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.