The guidelines you suggest, if met, would help ICANN bear up under the increased scrutiny the organiztion’s central, commercial role now draws ICANN.

You will no doubt be questioned for suggesting that the current CEO is short on love, understanding and ability, but as diverting as that debate will be, it misses the key point: ICANN needs to grow up and into its role.

The internet is being asked to do far more than its design would seem to allow. How to deliver on market demand even as it protects the unnatural resource the communications platform has become will only become more difficult and old models die off (media, say) or move to the web (in this case, retail).

The new CEO will need in buckets the talents you list. Whether the organization expands or shrinks should only be a by-product of meeting the mission.

Thanks for framing the discussion.

I’d have to agree with you, but the question remains.. who would fit the bill?

The kind of person you describe might not be comfortable dealing with the level of bureaucracy and bickering that exists within ICANN

Michele