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Born | Zürich, Switzerland | 14 July 1951
Alma mater | Harvard University |
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Website | wellville |
Esther Dyson (born 14 July 1951[1]) is a Swiss-born American investor, journalist, author, commentator and philanthropist. She is the executive founder of Wellville, a nonprofit project focused on improving equitable wellbeing. Dyson is also an angel investor focused on health care, open government, digital technology, biotechnology, and outer space.[2] Dyson's career now focuses on health[3] and she continues to invest in health and technology startups.
Esther Dyson, former Chairman of the ICANN Board [..] She was appointed as one of ICANN's nine initial directors in October 1998. She served as an ICANN director until 16 November 2000.
Esther Dyson is editor of the computer-industry newsletter, Release 1.0, a CNET Networks publication