Ben Crawford is the former CEO of CentralNic, a global domain name registry currently operating 25 domain extensions including the ccTLD .la, and such subdomains as us.com, eu.com and uk.com. Mr. Crawford specializes in developing international media and technology businesses. Ben's previous positions include President of Louise Blouin Media in New York, Managing Director of SportBusiness Group in London and Executive Producer of IBM's Official Website for the Sydney Olympics. Ben is a founding executive of two leading cultural websites, artinfo.com and MutualArt.com. In 1996, Ben negotiated a breakthrough deal to create content for Microsoft's then-new MSN. He is also a widely-published writer, most notably for the New York Times' Magazine and its related blog. He also publishes in Luxury Travel Magazine, and was once a consultant to the president of Condé Nast.