Jothan Frakes is known widely as the co-founder of NamesCon, CEO of ICANN Accredited Registrar PLISK.COM and the Co-founder and content producer of the popular MERGE Digital Asset conference.
He is Technical Co-Chair of the Exectuive Committee of the ICANN Accredited Registrar Stakeholder Group, Vice Chair of the CPH Techops, and maintains the Public Suffix List.
Jothan has held leadership roles for the Domain Name Association, Verisign, KPMG, Domain Tools, Oversee.net and consults registries and registrars on strategic and operational transformation projects and blockchain innovation.