Tobias Sattler
Board member · Executive advisor · Researcher

Board and advisory work for domain, DNS, hosting, and platform businesses.

I advise owners, investors, and CEOs and serve in board and advisory roles, drawing on two decades as CTO, CEO, board chair, and researcher.

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Portrait of Tobias Sattler
Board
Chair of the Board, Public Technical Identifiers (IANA functions operator)
Executive
CTO and board member at united-domains, CEO of neubau kompass
Standards
Co-author of RFC 9167, long-standing work in ICANN and the IETF
Research
Peer-reviewed papers in IEEE Access, a book with Springer Gabler
How I work

Board level. Independent. Non-operational.

I work at board and owner level, where decisions are framed and governed. Not inside the organization, and not as interim management.

  1. 01

    Board mandates

    Supervisory board, advisory board, and non-executive director roles: strategy oversight, governance, and the technology and regulatory questions boards in this industry tend to underestimate.

  2. 02

    Executive advisory

    A sparring partner for CEOs, founders, and owners on strategic direction, organization, technology, and product. Over months, not as a project.

  3. 03

    Expert perspective for investors

    Market, technology, and policy perspective on domains, DNS, and hosting for investors and research firms.

Ventures

Some work is better done as a team.

Co-founder TLD Support Due diligence, integration, and value creation for domain and hosting businesses, together with my co-founders. tld.support Co-founder MarkMesh Trademark monitoring across 30 offices and over 70 million trademarks, with deadlines and status changes in sync. markmesh.com Founder and editor Domain Brief Weekly newsletter on domains, market, and law, covering gTLDs, ccTLDs, DNS, and ICANN. Free and without ads. domainbrief.de
Research and standards

Measuring how the domain system actually works.

Empirical research on registrars, registries, WHOIS/RDAP, and ICANN policy. Three papers published, seven more under review.

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What clients say
“His deep expertise, strategic mindset, and ability to challenge conventional thinking helped us completely realign our business unit. Tobias doesn’t just advise, he catalyzes real change.”
Dirk SchmidtLead Cloud Solutions, STACKIT
“Tobias’s ability to quickly grasp intricate concepts across various disciplines makes him an exceptional advisor. His diverse interests and insatiable curiosity ensure he can provide valuable insights into different subject areas.”
Maximilian BurianekFormer CEO, united-domains
“A great communicator that can express and articulate the needs of technical and executive teams in ways that foster alignment and mutual understanding.”
Christian DawsonExecutive Director, Curationist

Board mandates and advisory requests.

I take on board and advisory roles selectively. A short email is the best start. All inquiries are treated confidentially.

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