Public Interest Registry
Public Interest Registry is a not-for-profit based in Reston, Virginia, created by the Internet Society in 2002 to manage the .ORG top-level domain. It took over operation of .ORG in January 2003 and launched the .NGO and .ONG top-level domains in March 2015.
| Type | Non-profit |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet, Domain registry |
| Founded | 2002 in Reston, Virginia |
| Founder | Lynn St.Amour, Hal Lubsen, Ram Mohan, David Maher |
Key people | Jon Nevett, Judy Song-Marshall, Paul Diaz, Brian Cimbolic, Elizabeth Szabo, Anand Vora, Mary Cornwell, Rick Wilhelm |
| Parent | Internet Society |
| Website | pir |
In November 2019, it was announced the Public Interest Registry would be sold by the Internet Society to private equity investment firm Ethos Capital for 1.135 billion USD, but in April 2020, ICANN decided to reject the sale.
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