John Sweeting is currently the Chief Customer Officer for the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), responsible for the overall development, direction, and operation of the Office of the CCO, the Communications Department, and the Registration Services Department. Prior to joining ARIN staff, John served 12 years on the ARIN Advisory Council, 6 of which he was the Chair, and 1 year on the Address Supporting Organization’s Address Council (ASO AC). John served on the Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) team which was convened in December 2014 to guide the development of the Number Community response to the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group’s RFP.
John’s experience in the Internet industry includes building and managing large global networks with international carriers such as MCI, Cable & Wireless, Teleglobe, and Tata. Most recently John served as the Senior Director of Architecture & Engineering for Time Warner Cable, responsible for the selection and testing of all network infrastructure from the core backbone to the service delivery platforms.
John also served 24 years in the United States Army and retired as a Chief Warrant Officer in the Signal Corps.