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Recognizing ICANN Community Contributions in 2023

30 October 2023
By
David Olive

David Olive

SVP, Policy Development Support & Managing Director - Washington, D.C.

David Olive is the Senior Vice President of Policy Development Support at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). He leads the team responsible for developing and coordinating policies with the Internet community to support the security, stability, and interoperability of the Internet.

Prior to joining ICANN in 2010, David served at Fujitsu Limited in Washington, D.C., as General Manager and chief corporate representative where he led the formation of public policy on Internet communications technology. He advised executives on business planning, corporate and business development, and public policy for the Internet, electronic commerce, telecommunications, science, and technology.

Before Fujitsu, David served as a U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer where he specialized in trade, investment, and technology policy. He was a recipient of the Department’s Meritorious Honor Award for distinguished service.

David has served with many technology and business organizations including the Commercial Board of Directors of TechAmerica, Board of Directors of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, the U.S.-Japan Business Council, International Chamber of Commerce, and more.

David earned his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and graduate degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Princeton University. He has completed executive leadership programs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Kadir Has University in Istanbul, Turkey.

59 leaders from the ICANN community were recognized during the 25th Annual General Meeting.
59 leaders from the ICANN community were recognized during the 25th Annual General Meeting.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) would like to express its gratitude for the community's tireless efforts and cooperative spirit over the last year. The ICANN community continuously displayed resiliency and dedication to the mission of ICANN throughout the year.

The collaborative contributions community members have made through ICANN Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, and other groups are central to supporting ICANN's mission. The ICANN organization is proud to help facilitate this work toward ensuring the security, stability, and resiliency of the global Internet.

We just completed a successful ICANN Annual General Meeting, where we acknowledged the vibrant role and critical impact of our community volunteers. On 26 October 2023, we celebrated the contributions of 59 community leaders from our Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, stakeholder groups, constituencies, and the 2023 Nominating Committee, who concluded their terms of service between ICANN75 and ICANN78.

Kevin Blumberg Address Supporting Organization Address Council
Martin Hannigan Address Supporting Organization Address Council
Shubham Saran Address Supporting Organization Address Council
Mike Silber Address Supporting Organization Address Council
Aziz Hilali African Regional At-Large Organization
Seun Ojedeji African Regional At-Large Organization
Gunela Astbrink Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization
Carlos Aguirre At-Large Advisory Committee
Naveed Bin Rais At-Large Advisory Committee
Lianna Galstyan At-Large Advisory Committee
Maureen Hilyard At-Large Advisory Committee
Matthias Hudobnik At-Large Advisory Committee
Sarah Kiden At-Large Advisory Committee
Dave Kissoondoyal At-Large Advisory Committee
Andrei Kolesnikov At-Large Advisory Committee
Raymond Mamattah At-Large Advisory Committee
Laura Margolis At-Large Advisory Committee
Souleymane Oumtanaga Country Code Names Supporting Organization Council
Javier Rúa-Jovet Country Code Names Supporting Organization Council
Sebastien Ducos Generic Names Supporting Organization Council
Farell Folly Generic Names Supporting Organization Council
John McElwaine Generic Names Supporting Organization Council
Marie Pattullo Generic Names Supporting Organization Council
Pär Brumark Governmental Advisory Committee
Shi Young Chang Governmental Advisory Committee
Manal Ismail Governmental Advisory Committee
Jaideep Kumar Mishra Governmental Advisory Committee
Augusto Ho Latin American and Caribbean Islands Regional At-Large Organization
Claire Craig Latin American and Caribbean Islands Regional At-Large Organization
Alvaro Aguilar Nominating Committee
Taiwo Peter Akinremi Nominating Committee
Ali AlMeshal Nominating Committee
Tijani Ben Jemaa Nominating Committee
Vittorio Bertola Nominating Committee
Jordyn Buchanan Nominating Committee
Michael Graham Nominating Committee
Judith Hellerstein Nominating Committee
Hiro Hotta Nominating Committee
Brajesh Jain Nominating Committee
Yrjö Länsipuro Nominating Committee
Pam Little Nominating Committee
Ram Mohan Nominating Committee
Vicky Sheckler Nominating Committee
John Woodworth Nominating Committee
Glenn McKnight North American Regional At-Large Organization
Olévié Kouami Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency
Raoul Plommer Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency
Bikram Shrestha Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency
James Gannon Public Technical Identifiers Board
Fred Baker Root Server System Advisory Committee
Tom Miglin Root Server System Advisory Committee
Razvan Oprea Root Server System Advisory Committee
Kaveh Ranjbar Root Server System Advisory Committee
Barbara Schleckser Root Server System Advisory Committee
Ryan Stephenson Root Server System Advisory Committee
Julie Hammer Security and Stability Advisory Committee
Rod Rasmussen Security and Stability Advisory Committee
Chris Roosenraad Security and Stability Advisory Committee
Mark Seiden Security and Stability Advisory Committee

We thank all our community leaders, past and present, for their dedication to ICANN's mission and for their invaluable contributions. We also join the ICANN community to memorialize and celebrate the legacies of ICANN community members whom we lost over the last year.

Authors

David Olive

David Olive

SVP, Policy Development Support & Managing Director - Washington, D.C.
David Olive

David Olive

SVP, Policy Development Support & Managing Director - Washington, D.C.

David Olive is the Senior Vice President of Policy Development Support at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). He leads the team responsible for developing and coordinating policies with the Internet community to support the security, stability, and interoperability of the Internet.

Prior to joining ICANN in 2010, David served at Fujitsu Limited in Washington, D.C., as General Manager and chief corporate representative where he led the formation of public policy on Internet communications technology. He advised executives on business planning, corporate and business development, and public policy for the Internet, electronic commerce, telecommunications, science, and technology.

Before Fujitsu, David served as a U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer where he specialized in trade, investment, and technology policy. He was a recipient of the Department’s Meritorious Honor Award for distinguished service.

David has served with many technology and business organizations including the Commercial Board of Directors of TechAmerica, Board of Directors of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, the U.S.-Japan Business Council, International Chamber of Commerce, and more.

David earned his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and graduate degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Princeton University. He has completed executive leadership programs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Kadir Has University in Istanbul, Turkey.

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