Bruce Tonkin has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and positions. Bruce is currently the Chief Operating Officer at .au Domain Administration Ltd. where they oversee all aspects related to the future registry operations of the .au zone. Prior to this, they were the Chief Strategy Officer at Melbourne IT from 2014 to 2017. Bruce also served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at ICANN from 2007 to 2016. Bruce Tonkin has also held leadership positions at Melbourne IT, WebCentral, Monash University, and AT&T Bell Laboratories. Additionally, they served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Dropsuite.
Bruce Tonkin's education history includes studying at the University of Adelaide, where they obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with first-class honors. Additionally, they attended Pulteney Grammar School, but no specific degree or field of study is mentioned.
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auDA - .au Domain Administration Ltd.
auDA is the trusted administrator of the .au domain name system (DNS), a part of Australia’s critical infrastructure, supporting more than 4 million .au domain names. We are a not-for-profit, endorsed by the Australian Government to innovate and invest in the Australian internet ecosystem to improve the utility of the .au domain for all Australians. Through our stewardship of the .au domain and support of multi-stakeholder internet governance, we strive to ensure the internet remains open, free, secure and global.
