Bo Göran Edward Marby (March 22, 1963) is a Swedish businessman who served as the CEO and President of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) from May 2016 to December 2022,[1] a non-profit corporation based in California.

Göran Marby
Born
Bo Göran Edward Marby

(1963-03-22) March 22, 1963 (age 61)
Gothenburg, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationBusiness executive
WebsiteOfficial profile

Early life

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Marby is from Sweden. He received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Gothenburg (School of Business, Economics and Law).[2]

Career

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Marby has been the Director-General of the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS). Earlier he co-founded AppGate Network Security AB, a security software company. He has also worked as CEO of Cygate (a network services company), Country Manager for Cisco in Sweden, and as CEO of Unisource Business Networks in Sweden.[2]

Head of ICANN

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He was CEO and President of ICANN between May 2016[2][3] and Dec 21, 2022 when he resigned.[1]

In September 2016, he testified at a US Senate subcommittee meeting in support of the so-called "IANA transition", whereby oversight of ICANN would pass from the US government to the multi-stakeholder ICANN community.[4]

Personal life

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Marby is married and has three children. He lives in Los Angeles.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Göran Marby Steps Down as ICANN President and CEO". www.icann.org. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  2. ^ a b c d "ICANN Names Göran Marby as New President and CEO". Circle ID. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  3. ^ "ICANN names Göran Marby new CEO | Domain Incite - Domain Name Industry News, Analysis & Opinion". DomainIncite - Domain Name Industry News, Analysis & Opinion. 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  4. ^ "Ted Cruz still trying to 'save the internet'". CNET. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
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