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Steve Crocker

President, Edgemoor Research Institute
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Steve Crocker is an Internet pioneer and computer scientist with experience in academia, government, and industry. He earned his B.A. in mathematics and Ph.D. in computer science from UCLA. He managed research at DARPA in the early 1970s, founded the computer science research laboratory at The Aerospace Corporation in the early 1980s, and co-founded CyberCash, Inc. His honors include the 2002 IEEE Internet Award, an honorary doctorate from the University of San Martín des Porres in Lima, Perú, founding membership in the Internet Hall of Fame Pioneers, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Internet Society. Steve Crocker was the founding chair of ICANN's Security and Stability Committee (SSAC). He also served on the ICANN Board from 2003 to 2017, first as a liaison from SSAC and then nine years as a director. For the last six-and-a-half of those years, he chaired the board, overseeing the recruiting of two CEOs and the transition in 2016 to independence from the NTIA agreement. Steve Crocker is President of Edgemoor Research Institute (ERI). ERI facilitates the development and analyses of proposed and existing policies regarding the collection and access to registration data, including personally identifiable information.

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2016 - Oct 24	on	How Did We Get Here? A Look Back at the History of IANA
2004 - Jul 20	on	The Site Finder Report: Dr. Stephen Crocker, Chair of the Committee

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