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Michael D. Palage

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Michael Palage is the Chief Trust Officer at InfoNetworks LLC. Michael has been actively involved in Internet Governance and ICT issues over the last twenty years. During this time Michael has been intimately involved in ICANN operational and policy matters in an individual and leadership capacity, including a three-year term on the ICANN Board of Directors. As CEO of Pharos Global, Inc. Michael provided consulting and management services to a wide range of domain name registration authorities. Since co-founding InfoNetworks in 2017, Michael has focused on building online trusted ecosystems incorporating federated verified data. Michael has testified before the United States Congress multiple times and has been an expert witness in both Federal and State courts in numerous legal proceedings. Michael holds a Juris Doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University.

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2025 - Jun 18	on	ICANN is Broken
2025 - Feb 10	on	Response to usTLD Registry Management and Maintenance RFI
2024 - Dec 10	on	Exploring the Impact of WHOIS Data Redaction on Unsolicited Emails
2024 - Dec 05	on	Is Verisign a Monopoly? Does It Matter?
2024 - Dec 05	on	Is Verisign a Monopoly? Does It Matter?
2024 - Dec 05	on	Is Verisign a Monopoly? Does It Matter?
2024 - Dec 05	on	Is Verisign a Monopoly? Does It Matter?
2024 - Aug 13	on	Setting the Record Straight - Myths vs. Facts about .com
2024 - Jun 14	on	Alternative Insights on Article 28 of the NIS2 Directive
2024 - Jun 12	on	Alternative Insights on Article 28 of the NIS2 Directive
2024 - Jun 10	on	Demystifying Art. 28 NIS2
2013 - Apr 23	on	gTLD Contention Auction in May: Request for Comments
2013 - Apr 23	on	gTLD Contention Auction in May: Request for Comments
2013 - Jan 10	on	Rationale for New gTLD Applicant Auctions to Resolve String Contentions
2013 - Jan 10	on	Rationale for New gTLD Applicant Auctions to Resolve String Contentions
2011 - Dec 01	on	IANA Checkmate - Fool Me Once, Shame on You, Fool Me Twice Shame on Me
2011 - May 02	on	What ICANN Can Learn from Humpty Dumpty
2011 - May 02	on	What ICANN Can Learn from Humpty Dumpty
2011 - May 01	on	What ICANN Can Learn from Humpty Dumpty
2011 - Apr 30	on	What ICANN Can Learn from Humpty Dumpty
2011 - Mar 15	on	GAC New gTLD No Fly Zone
2011 - Mar 10	on	Inquiring About the "Unthinkable"
2011 - Mar 10	on	Inquiring About the "Unthinkable"
2011 - Feb 23	on	Missing in Action - ICANN's 2010 Annual Report
2011 - Jan 26	on	New gTLD Auctions and Potential Unintended Consequences
2011 - Jan 14	on	Confirmed: Bill Clinton to Address ICANN Meeting in SF
2011 - Jan 14	on	Confirmed: Bill Clinton to Address ICANN Meeting in SF
2011 - Jan 14	on	Confirmed: Bill Clinton to Address ICANN Meeting in SF
2011 - Jan 12	on	Missing in Action - ICANN's 2010 Annual Report
2011 - Jan 12	on	Missing in Action - ICANN's 2010 Annual Report
2010 - Sep 15	on	MOPO - The Latest Speed Bump on ICANN's New gTLD Superhighway
2010 - Sep 12	on	MOPO - The Latest Speed Bump on ICANN's New gTLD Superhighway
2010 - Sep 12	on	MOPO - The Latest Speed Bump on ICANN's New gTLD Superhighway
2010 - Aug 27	on	ICANN's Tokyo Meeting Provides a Little More Clarity on the New gTLD Program
2010 - Aug 18	on	Openness and Transparency: ICANN Takes an Important Step in the Right Direction
2010 - Aug 18	on	Openness and Transparency: ICANN Takes an Important Step in the Right Direction
2010 - Jun 13	on	ICANN May Not Be Perfect, But It Is Working
2010 - Jun 13	on	ICANN May Not Be Perfect, But It Is Working
2010 - Jun 11	on	ICANN Reloaded - Will They Ever Learn?
2010 - Jun 11	on	ICANN Reloaded - Will They Ever Learn?
2010 - Jun 06	on	Can ICANN Please Stop Shooting Itself in the Foot?
2010 - May 03	on	ICANN Documentary Information Disclosure Policy Request
2010 - May 03	on	ICANN Documentary Information Disclosure Policy Request
2010 - Mar 12	on	ICANN Board Meeting Spoiler Alert
2010 - Mar 12	on	ICANN Board Meeting Spoiler Alert
2010 - Mar 12	on	ICANN Board Meeting Spoiler Alert
2010 - Mar 06	on	ICANN and Its Responsibilities to the Global Public Interest
2010 - Feb 20	on	ICANN Openness and Transparency: Actions Speak Louder than Words
2010 - Jan 22	on	Top Three Reasons to Just Say No to ICANN’s Current EOI gTLD Proposal
2009 - Nov 24	on	New gTLDs: Let the Gaming Begin (Part I - TLD Front Running)
2009 - Nov 17	on	The ITU and IPv6 Transition: Controversy at the IGF
2009 - Jul 30	on	Domain Name Registry-Registrar Vertical Separation: The Economic, Anti-Trust Red Herring
2009 - Jul 29	on	Domain Name Registry-Registrar Vertical Separation: The Economic, Anti-Trust Red Herring
2009 - Jan 07	on	ICANN's gTLD Proposal Hits a Wall: Now What?