Warren Adelman

Warren is President and Chief Operating Officer of GoDaddy. Warren is responsible for day-to-day operations of the company, as well as resource management, process improvement and corporate strategic planning. He oversees Information Technology, Information Security and Continuity Planning, Product Development, Human Resources, Domain Name Services and Customer Sales and Support. Warren also heads up the Policy Authority Committee of Go Daddy’s Secure Sockets Layer Certification Authority. In addition to his role at Go Daddy, Warren is an active member of the ICANN Affirmation of Commitments Accountability and Transparency Review team. He also serves on the Industry Advisory Board at Arizona State University’s College of Technology and Innovation. Warren joined Go Daddy after a variety of senior positions in the technology market, including Vice President of Strategic Relations at Network Associates (now McAfee) and CEO of NeoPlanet, a customer interaction software company where he established partnerships with Compaq, USA Networks, MTV, Universal Studios, New Line Cinema and others. Warren was also Vice President of Business Development at Bigfoot, a leader in email communications and marketing automation technologies. Prior to entering the private sector, Warren spent six years in international relations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., where he served as Chief of Public Affairs. During this time, Warren was a member of the media and communications team for Israel’s Delegation to Bilateral Peace Talks held in Washington, D.C. between 1991 and 1996. Prior to his service in Washington, Adelman was an officer in the Israel Defense Forces. Adelman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history at the University of Toronto. Born in Hamilton, Canada, Adelman currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona.