Warren Adelman
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Warren Adelman is the President and Chief Operating Officer of GoDaddy.com, the World's largest domain name registrar; managing more than 50 million domain names and responsible for a significant percentage of the web sites on the Internet. The Go Daddy Group, is composed of three ICANN-accredited domain name registrars; two of which (GoDaddy.com and Wild West Domains) are in the top ten largest registrars in the World.
, a customer interaction software company where he established partnerships with Compaq, USA Networks, MTV
, Universal Studios
, New Line Cinema and others. Warren was also President of Strategic Relations at Network Associates (now McAfee
) and Vice President of Business Development at Bigfoot, a leader in email communications and marketing automation technologies. In 2002, Adelman joined Go Daddy as the Vice President of Corporate Development.
In addition to his role at Go Daddy, Warren serves on the Industry Advisory Board at Arizona State University's College of Technology and Innovation. He also was a member of the ICANN
Affirmation of Commitments Accountability and Transparency Review team.
Prior to entering the private sector, Warren served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces. He also spent six years in international relations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., where he served as Chief of Public Affairs. During this time, Warren was a member of the media and communications team for Israel's Delegation to Bilateral Peace Talks held in Washington, D.C. between 1991 and 1996.
and history at the University of Toronto
.
Career
Warren joined Go Daddy after numerous senior positions in the technology market including CEO of NeoPlanetNeoPlanet
NeoPlanet was a graphical web browser released in 1998 and was based on the Trident rendering engine . It was designed to be a customizable browser with content channels and search facilities, as well as email and download management...
, a customer interaction software company where he established partnerships with Compaq, USA Networks, MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
, New Line Cinema and others. Warren was also President of Strategic Relations at Network Associates (now McAfee
McAfee
McAfee, Inc. is a computer security company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA. It markets software and services to home users, businesses and the public sector. On August 19, 2010, electronics company Intel agreed to purchase McAfee for $7.68 billion...
) and Vice President of Business Development at Bigfoot, a leader in email communications and marketing automation technologies. In 2002, Adelman joined Go Daddy as the Vice President of Corporate Development.
In addition to his role at Go Daddy, Warren serves on the Industry Advisory Board at Arizona State University's College of Technology and Innovation. He also was a member of the ICANN
ICANN
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a non-profit corporation headquartered in Marina del Rey, California, United States, that was created on September 18, 1998, and incorporated on September 30, 1998 to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously performed directly...
Affirmation of Commitments Accountability and Transparency Review team.
Prior to entering the private sector, Warren served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces. He also spent six years in international relations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., where he served as Chief of Public Affairs. During this time, Warren was a member of the media and communications team for Israel's Delegation to Bilateral Peace Talks held in Washington, D.C. between 1991 and 1996.
Education
Adelman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political sciencePolitical science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and history at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
.