About ICANN

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the non-profit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions previously performed under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities.

The Board of ICANN is composed of nineteen Directors: nine At-Large Directors, nine selected by ICANN's three supporting organizations, and the President/CEO (ex officio). Five of the current At-Large Directors were selected according to a vote of Internet users worldwide.

ICANN People		ICANN Documents
Board of Directors Vinton G. Cerf, Chairman Alejandro Pisanty, Vice-Chairman Amadeu Abril i Abril Karl Auerbach Robert Blokzijl Ivan Moura Campos Jonathan Cohen Philip Davidson Frank Fitzsimmons Ken Fockler Masanobu Katoh Hans Kraaijenbrink Sang-Hyon Kyong Andy Mueller-Maguhn Jun Murai Nii Quaynor Michael Roberts Helmut Schink Linda S. Wilson Former Directors Jean-François Abramatic (until 30 September 2000) Geraldine Capdeboscq (until 16 November 2000) George Conrades (until 16 November 2000) Greg Crew (until 16 November 2000) Esther Dyson (Chairman until 16 November 2000) Eugenio Triana (until 16 November 2000) Pindar Wong (until 30 September 2000) Staff Jody A. Baram - At-Large Membership Program Manager Lauren Graham - Administrative Assistant Daniel E. Halloran - Registrar Liaison Bill Huang - Administrative Assistant Andrew McLaughlin - Chief policy officer; chief financial officer Joyce K. Reynolds - Manager of Publications Michael M. Roberts - President and CEO Gigi Ruiz - Receptionist Michelle M. Schipper - Administrator, the IANA Diane R. Schroeder - Office Manager Louis Touton - Vice-President, Secretary, and General Counsel Jim Villaruz - Network Administrator Suzanne Woolf - Technical Advisor Contact Info Media Inquiries In Memoriam Jonathan B. Postel		Corporate Documents Articles of Incorporation Bylaws or (Archived Bylaws Revisions) Organizational Chart Frames version (with hyperlinks) No-frames version (.gif file) Major Agreements and Related Reports Corporate Policies Conflicts of Interest Policy Independent Review Policy Reconsideration Policy Financial Information Background Documents ICANN Fact Sheet ICANN Background Points Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Overview of ICANN's Structure ICANN Policy Documents (ICP Series) ICP-1: Internet Domain Name System Structure and Delegation ICANN Consensus Policies Applicable to Registrars Presentations