Senior Vice President of Policy and Ethics

Jonathon Nevett, Senior Vice President of Policy and Ethics, is Network Solutions’ primary point of contact with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). He takes the lead in all industry policy development and compliance issues, and is a strong promoter of both our corporate and our customers’ interests. He has been the elected chair for three terms of the ICANN Registrar Constituency, co-chairs US Council for International Business’ DNS Working Group, and serves on the International Chamber of Commerce’s Task Force on the Internet. Jon also advocates on our behalf before key officials in the U.S. Congress, the Department of Commerce, and other federal agencies. Additionally, Jon is responsible for managing Network Solutions’ ethics policy and corporate compliance program.

Jon also is responsible for developing certain strategies to create or enhance business opportunities, and advises on impacts on product development, sales, and operations. He is Board Chairman of NameJet — Network Solutions’ joint venture to provide domain auction and listing services in the secondary market — and Central Registry Solutions — Network Solutions’ joint venture to provide services related to the introduction of new top level domains.

Prior to joining Network Solutions, Jon spent eight years with MCI and directed a legal team that was responsible for providing legislative, regulatory and business law support to MCI’s Mass Markets Division, which included consumer, small business, and paging business segments. Prior to that, Jon was an associate with Kirkland & Ellis, where he represented corporate clients in complex litigation, antitrust matters, internal investigations, and mergers and acquisitions. Jon has solid, wide-ranging experience in the law and public policy field, as well as the Internet industry.

Jon received his Juris Doctor Cum Laude from Harvard Law School and his undergraduate degree from Binghamton University.