Byron Holland is the President and Chief Executive Officer of CIRA (the Canadian Internet Registration Authority) since 2008. The national not-for-profit best known for managing the .CA domain offers a wide range of cybersecurity, DNS and registry products, programs and services designed to make the internet a secure and accessible space for all.

An expert in internet governance and a seasoned entrepreneur, Byron brings extensive C-level experience in both the private and not-for-profit sectors. Under Byron’s leadership, CIRA has evolved from a single-service registry into a globally recognized, multi-product commercial not-for-profit organization. Now one of the leading country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) in the world, CIRA manages over 3.4 million domains under management, with more than 30% of the world’s TLDs utilizing its DNS services.

Under Byron’s leadership, CIRA is also a founding member of a Technical Community Coalition for Multistakeholderism (TCCM), a group of technical operators committed to defending and strengthening inclusive, collaborative decision-making processes in global internet governance. Byron represents CIRA internationally in global policy work and has played a pivotal role in shaping key internet governance decisions.

He has held prominent leadership roles within the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), including serving as Chair of the Customer Standing Committee and as both Chair and Vice-chair of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO). In March 2025, he joined the ICANN Board of Directors and currently serves on its Finance and Audit Committees.

Previously, Byron served on the Nominations Committee for the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) from 2019 to 2022. From 2021 to 2025, he served on the Board of the Council of European National Top-Level Domain Registries (CENTR), holding the role of Treasurer from 2024 to 2025. From 2023 to 2025, he was also a Board member and Vice-chair of TorIX, Canada’s largest internet exchange point.