ICANN CEO
The ICANN CEO serves as the leader of the organizations serves as its primary representative and spokesperson to the media and the global internet community. He works directly with the ICANN Board, staffs and liaisons and ensures the ICANN's activities and programs are implemented effectively and efficiently and operates in accordance with the rules and regulations and core values of the organization. In addition, he is also responsible in maintaining trust and good relationship with the different partners and constituencies of ICANN and actively advocate and promote the vision, bottom-up and multistakeholder process in policy development within the global internet stakeholders. The CEO will also supervise the financial planning in developing an annual operating budget for the organization and makes sure that all the programs of ICANN would be successful.[1]
The current CEO is Fadi Chehade.
Past CEOs
- Michael Roberts, October 1998-March 2001
- Stuart Lynn, March 2001-March 2003
- Paul Twomey, March 2003-June 2009
- Rod Beckstrom, July 2009-July 2012
- Akram Atallah, July-October 2012 (Interim)[2]