John Curran

John Curran is the chairman of ARIN and the CTO and chief operating officer for ServerVault, a highly secure, fully managed service provider for the mission-critical applications of government and leading commercial firms. As CTO, Curran oversees all technical aspects of ServerVault's strategy including its unique security and availability architecture. Prior to joining ServerVault, he served as CTO at XO Communications, where he was integral in leading the organization's technical initiatives, network architecture, and design of leading-edge capabilities built into the company's nationwide network. He developed and led the company's Internet strategy, resulting in $500M in data revenue growth.



Curran also served as CTO at BBN/GTE Internetworking, where he was responsible for the organization’s strategic technology direction. He led BBN's technical evolution from one of the earliest Internet service providers through its growth and eventual acquisition by GTE. He has also been an active participant in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), where he served as codirector of the Operations and Network Management area and member of the IPng (IPv6) directorate. Curran is a founding member of the ARIN Board of Trustees, having served since August 1997. Reelected in 2000, 2003, and 2006, he will serve on the board through 2009.