Dr. Crocker is the former chairman of ICANN and co-founder of Cybercash, one of the earliest digital currencies developed in 1998. Dr. Crocker led the development of the protocols for the Arpanet, invented the RFC (Request For Comment) document system today used by the Internet Engineering Task Force and projects such as ERC (Ethereum Request for Comment) in the blockchain sector. Dr. Crocker has a PhD in computer science from UCLA. He was the founding director of the IETF's Security Area, founding chair of ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee, and board member of the Internet Society.