by Rob Douglas

InsideIDTheft.info congratulates Ram Mohan on being named to the ICANN Board of Directors.  According to VARIndia, Ram Mohan, Executive Vice-President & Chief Technology Officer of Afilias Global Registry Services, “has been selected by the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) to serve as its non-voting liaison on the ICANN Board of Directors. Mohan will be seated at the conclusion of the ICANN 33rd International Public Meeting in Cairo, Egypt.”

According to Dr. Stephen Crocker, Chair of ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee, “Expertise, objectivity, vision and personal integrity are character traits that are imperative for any member of the ICANN Board. Ram possesses all these traits and brings knowledge and energy on the complex issues that encompass Internet security, stability and resiliency, so as to allow the ICANN Board to act thoughtfully and make good decisions.”

Ram Mohan is a “domain name industry veteran, helping to lead the introductions of some of the most successful new top level domains and overseeing large registry migrations. Mohan is a founding member of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee and has contributed to key reports and recommendations from the SSAC. He has been active in the ICANN community for many years and has helped draft new policies and guidelines related to the administration and registration of domain names, such as the Redemption Grace Period and IDN implementation guidelines. Mohan serves on the Steering Committee of the Anti-Phishing Working Group, the Advisory Committee of the Internet Society and the W3C, is an Advisor to the Computer Emergency Response Team – India (CERT-IN), and a Board Member of the Registry Internet Security Group (RISG). He has a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mangalore, an MBA in Entrepreneurial Management from Bharathidasan University.”

According to Ram, “Internet security, particularly securing the Internet’s naming and addressing architecture and insulating it from vulnerabilities that can be exposed by criminals and terrorists, is one of the key challenges of our time. I am honoured to have the confidence of my colleagues in the community to serve in this important position at ICANN.”

I had the pleasure of meeting Ram and his wife Rupa last year at the annual Afilias retreat held in the Turks and Caicos Islands and found them both to be two of the most energetic and brilliant people I’ve ever had the good fortune to become acquainted. 

Once again, congratulations to Ram and there is absolutely no doubt that we all benefit from having someone of Ram’s knowledge, talent and enthusiasm involved with ICANN.