Gonzalo, thanks for sharing this announcement. Big congratulations to Andrew! Great news for ISOC, the IETF, and the Internet. And I echo your thanks to Kathy for her leadership and support at the helm of ISOC. Alissa > On Jun 29, 2018, at 11:23 AM, Gonzalo Camarillo <Gonzalo.Camarillo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > today is an exciting day for the Internet Society. It gives me great > pleasure to announce that Andrew Sullivan has been selected by the Board > of Trustees to become the Internet Society’s new President and Chief > Executive Officer, formally taking up his position on September 1, 2018. > > Many of you may know Andrew from his work in the Internet Engineering > Task Force (IETF) and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB). He brings a > wealth of Internet industry and technology experience with him. He > served in a number of past roles, including time at Oracle Dyn managing > Doman Name System (DNS) development and architecture departments and as > the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) Chair for two consecutive years, > 2015 and 2016. Andrew also played an instrumental role in the IANA > Transition as many of you may remember. I’d encourage you all to read > his testimony on the IAB Website: > > https://www.iab.org/2016/05/24/iab-chair-testifies-before-u-s-senate-at-iana-transition-hearing/ > > Andrew is currently serving as chair of the IETF Administrative > Oversight Committee (IAOC), where he has been involved with discussions > around updating the relationship between the IETF and the Internet Society. > > Most importantly for us as a global community of members, organizations > and individuals that care deeply about the Internet, he embodies the > core values of openness, transparency, inclusion and diversity that lie > at the very heart of the Internet Society. He is committed to the ISOC > vision of an Internet that works for all of us, and believes fervently > in the struggle to bring an Internet that is open, globally-connected, > trusted and secure to everyone. > > Not only that, but he is also committed to strengthening and growing our > global community. Together, we have built this global technical > infrastructure, this resource to enrich people's lives, and this force > for good in society. Because it is a challenging time for the Internet, > he knows that it’s also a challenging time for the Internet Society, but > he firmly believes in the power of this community to realize its shared > vision for the Internet. > > I would like to take this opportunity to thank Kathy Brown for her > strong leadership over the past four and a half years. She has been > pivotal in the organization’s transformation and I believe that we have > never been in a stronger position, not just to face the challenges ahead > of us, but to emerge as a true world leader in shaping the path and > future direction of the Internet for the good of all humanity. > > Kathy will continue in her current role as President and Chief Executive > Officer of the Internet Society until September 1. On assuming his new > role, Andrew will work with Kathy during a period of transition to > ensure a smooth handover of responsibilities. > > Please join me in congratulating Andrew as we prepare to welcome him > into the growing ISOC family as our new President and CEO. > > Cheers, > > Gonzalo (for the board) > Chair - ISOC Board of Trustees >
