Steve Crocker

For the Newfoundland and Labrador politician, see Steve Crocker (politician).

Stephen D. Crocker
Headshot of Internet pioneer Steve Crocker.
Crocker in 2007
Born (1944-10-15) October 15, 1944 (age 80)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationInternet engineer

Stephen D. Crocker (born October 15, 1944) is an American Internet pioneer. In 1969, he created the ARPA "Network Working Group" and the Request for Comments series. He served as chair of the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) from 2011 through 2017.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "ICANN news release". June 2011.
  2. ^ Crocker, Steve (October 20, 2017). "About the Board". ICANN Blogs. ICANN.
  3. ^ White, Brad (November 2017). "Wrap-Up Interview with Cherine Chalaby and Steve Crocker" (PDF). ICANN60 Newsletter. ICANN.