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ICANN Board Leaves FY21–FY25 Strategic Plan Unchanged

9 November 2023
By
Becky Nash

Becky Nash

VP, Planning

Becky Nash is the vice president of planning at the ICANN organization (org). She is responsible for all processes and activities pertaining to strategic and operational planning, and organizational performance measurement. As leader of the ICANN org Planning function, Becky also manages the efforts of the Planning Prioritization Project.

Becky joined ICANN org in February 2015 as the vice president of finance where she managed the financial planning, analysis, reporting, global accounting, tax, and payroll functions. She has over 20 years of leadership experience in finance at ICANN org, as well as at global and privately held companies in the entertainment, food, and beverage sectors. Prior to joining ICANN org, Becky was the corporate controller at the Wonderful Company, a privately held food and beverage company. Previously, she held leadership positions in finance at Thomson Multimedia (now called Technicolor SA) over a ten-year period, ultimately serving as the vice president of finance for North America Film and Distribution. Her areas of expertise include strategic and operational business planning, budgeting, financial statement reporting, auditing, tax compliance, and financial systems implementations. Becky is a Certified Public Account (CPA) and worked for Deloitte in the audit practice in Orange County, California, and holds an MBA from University of California Irvine.

Designed to shape ICANN's priorities, the Five-Year Strategic Plan establishes a vision and a set of objectives and goals in service of ICANN's mission. Every year, new trends or shifts in existing trends have the potential to impact our plans. Acting on a recommendation from the ICANN Board's Strategic Planning Committee, the Board has resolved to keep the Strategic Plan for fiscal years (FY) 2021–2025 in force and unchanged at this time. The strategic objectives and goals from the Strategic Plan remain, while activities and projects will be updated in the Draft FY25 Operating Plans. You can read the full resolution here.

The ICANN strategic planning process relies on the identification and analysis of trends to ensure that the strategic plan is continuously up-to-date and relevant to achieving ICANN's mission. The ICANN organization actively solicits input during "strategic outlook sessions" from the community, Board, and others on key trends anticipated to impact ICANN in the coming years. This broad consultation process helps ensure that all stakeholders have an opportunity to provide their input to identify the trends that they see affecting ICANN's mission and work.

Between March and April 2023, ICANN convened 12 strategic outlook sessions with 207 participants from the community and the org. Feedback received during those sessions was collected and analyzed for strategic trends, risks, opportunities, and potential impacts on ICANN. The analysis and conclusions from those sessions have been compiled in the FY25 Strategic Outlook Trends Report, which can be found here. ICANN org is grateful for everyone's participation in this process. The results of the FY25 Strategic Outlook Program will be included as input into the development of the ICANN FY26–30 Strategic Plan.

We encourage you to join us in developing the ICANN FY26–30 Strategic Plan by registering for the Environmental Scan Session on 16 November at 16:00 UTC. This session presents a substantial opportunity for you to actively engage in the strategic planning process. Your involvement is greatly appreciated as we work together to define ICANN's future path.

Authors

Becky Nash

Becky Nash

VP, Planning
Becky Nash

Becky Nash

VP, Planning

Becky Nash is the vice president of planning at the ICANN organization (org). She is responsible for all processes and activities pertaining to strategic and operational planning, and organizational performance measurement. As leader of the ICANN org Planning function, Becky also manages the efforts of the Planning Prioritization Project.

Becky joined ICANN org in February 2015 as the vice president of finance where she managed the financial planning, analysis, reporting, global accounting, tax, and payroll functions. She has over 20 years of leadership experience in finance at ICANN org, as well as at global and privately held companies in the entertainment, food, and beverage sectors. Prior to joining ICANN org, Becky was the corporate controller at the Wonderful Company, a privately held food and beverage company. Previously, she held leadership positions in finance at Thomson Multimedia (now called Technicolor SA) over a ten-year period, ultimately serving as the vice president of finance for North America Film and Distribution. Her areas of expertise include strategic and operational business planning, budgeting, financial statement reporting, auditing, tax compliance, and financial systems implementations. Becky is a Certified Public Account (CPA) and worked for Deloitte in the audit practice in Orange County, California, and holds an MBA from University of California Irvine.

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