And his company is partially owned by Afilias. See his SSAC statement of interest excerpted below. Statement of Interest: Shinkuro, Inc. receives support from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to foster the deployment of DNSSEC. Afilias, Ltd, a registry operator with contracts with ICANN, is a minority investor in Shinkuro, Inc. http://www.icann.org/en/committees/security/biographies-14aug09-en.htm