User:Kierenmccarthy

Kieren McCarthy is a journalist, writer and professional botherer of important but unnoticed organizations.

He has a masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nottingham (UK) and spent many years as a freelance journalist, writing about the technology and in particular the Internet for a wide range of publications from national newspapers (Guardian, Times, Sunday Times, Independent), and magazines to trade press.

In 2007, he joined ICANN as its general manager of public participation, leaving just under three years later. He then started his own company, .Nxt, that ran conferences and provided up-to-date information on Internet policy and governance. He is currently Executive Director of IFFOR, an organization that provides policy advice on internet issues, most recently developed an educational program for children aged 11-14 on how to understand online sexual content. He also reports for tech news site The Register.

Kieren wrote a book about the theft and subsequent decade-long legal fight over the domain name Sex.com. He is currently working on a screenplay of the book.

A British citizen, Kieren lives in the Bay Area with his wife Sapna and his two daughters.

More information:

Personal blog: http://kierenmccarthy.com