Donuts co-founder will lead the .org registry.
Jon Nevett has been named the new CEO of Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit that runs the .org top level domain name. Nevett will take over for Jay Daley, who was the interim CEO after Brian Cute left.
Nevett left Donuts–a company he co-founded–in October. Since then, rumors have been swirling that Nevett would take over the top job at PIR. He was the first person people named when I asked around at the ICANN meeting in Barcelona that month. The timing of his departure could have been attributed to Abry Partners acquiring Donuts, but Nevett’s background and sudden availability made him a front-runner.
It seems like a good fit for both Nevett and PIR. Nevett has a unique combination of experience with both the policy and business sides of running top level domain names. This will come in handy at PIR, a non-profit that effectively reports up (and donates its proceeds) to Internet Society.
Nevett has a law degree from Harvard and an undergraduate degree from Binghamton University. He already lives in Washington, D.C., where PIR is located.
Congrats to Jon!
Congratulations, Jon. PIR couldn’t have made a better choice…definitely a win-win.
Congrats John!
Excellent choice, congratulations Jon and PIR!
Congrats Jon, I am sure it will be a great fit!
Congrats Jon….you will do a great job. It’s a great extension with meaning.
Great choice by PIR. Congratulations to both PIR and Jon and best of luck in the new role Jon!
Congrats to Jon & PIR!
Jon…Richard Morris aka Bulloney from VB. I was hoping to work with Matt at Donuts in some capacity with the .Golf portfolio, but it never came to fruition. I hope you’ll be in Vegas in January because I’d like to meet you. I own just one .org domain SavingMinds.org that I intend to develop due to personally knowing six ladies between 65 and 75 who have been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. I’d like to talk to you about that, and my involvement with TheFirstTee.org
Good Luck!
Bulloney aka ThatNameGuy™
Congrats Jon. Great fit for you both!
Congrats to Jon and PIR. Outstanding choice.
Congrats Jon!
Nevett is an excellent choice.
He has a strong resume in the domain category.
Plus, he only live appox. 15 miles from PIR office (as the crow flies).
However, with DC traffic, that is at least an hour commute during daylight hours.
Also, what he will make at PIR is far less than what he made over the past 15 yrs. DC area is an expensive place to live. But, considering what he made over the past 10 yrs, money is a minor consideration.
Congratulations to Jon Nevett.
Congratulations to Jon, and wishing you the best!
Jon, now you’re running the .ORG Registry, as a well informed fellow, from Network Solutions, You need to take personal action and quash CentralNic’s “quai-ccTLDs”.
I’m certain you’re aware that ICANN, their R[r]egistry & R[r]egistrar Stakeholders and Et Al Stakeholder’s are subject to courts of Sovereign Nations in TPP / CPTPP.
Harbouring a RICO Racketeering conspiracy makes you personally liable, as it exposes GoDaddy’s James Bladel to identical charges.
With above, proving a Cartel Conspiracy is made substantively easier given that Brian J Winterfeldt is now the President of the IPC at ICANN.
Regards, Graham.