• Board of Directors

    Nominum has a very successful board of directors who bring decades of experience in guiding companies that represent the pillars of the Internet.

Board of Directors

Paul Mockapetris

Paul Mockapetris, the inventor of the Domain Name System (DNS), is Chief Scientist and Chairman of the Board at Nominum, Inc. His mission is to help guide DNS and IP addressing to the next stage. Learn More

Chris Risley

Chris Risley is Chairman of the Executive Committee of Nominum, Inc, an IP name and address software company. Learn More

Gary Messiana

Gary Messiana, Chief Executive Officer, joined Nominum in July 2011.  Gary, a seasoned industry veteran, brings the experience of leading start-ups into high-value growth markets across multiple markets and geographies. Learn More

David Cowan

David is a General Partner of Bessemer Venture Partners (www.bvp.com). David joined Bessemer in 1992. He has since made 42 early-stage investments for Bessemer, including 17 that have gone public, and 13 that have been acquired by public companies. Learn More

Gary Morgenthaler

Gary Morgenthaler is a venture capitalist at Morgenthaler Ventures in Menlo Park, California. He has a national reputation as a successful executive in the software industry and currently emphasizes investments in information technology. Learn More

Venky Ganesan

Venky is a Managing Director based in Globespan Capital Partners’ Palo Alto office where he focuses on enterprise software and infrastructure investments. Learn More