The ICA recently wrapped up our Board elections, seeing great participation across our membership. Each of our candidates received overwhelming support from our membership and we’re happy to announce that Nikul Sanghvi has been elected to the ICA Board, while Tessa Holcomb, Braden Pollock, and Jay Chapman have all been re-elected. You can read more about each of these directors in their bios below.
Please join us in welcoming Nikul and congratulating our returning directors. If you have ideas or feedback for the board, our door is always open; let us know!
Jay Chapman
Jay Chapman is the President of Digimedia.com, LP, serving more than 25 years in the company’s mission to develop its unique .com domain portfolio. He volunteers in schools, churches, nonprofits, missions, and within ICANN. Jay and his wife, Amy, reside in Oklahoma City. He recently enjoyed reading The Anthropocene Reviewed and hiking in Glacier National Park.
Tessa Holcomb
Tessa helped pioneer the boutique model of domain brokerage, building a relationship-first firm focused on personal, high-touch service. She founded Domain Advisors in 2010 and has led more than $300 million in domain transactions, including names like Smiles.com, Ace.com, OC.com, FineArt.com, and Igloo.com. She works with select clients on acquisitions, sales, branding, and domain strategy, and is passionate about helping end users understand the strategic value of premium domains.
Braden Pollock
Braden is a domain investor, angel investor and serial entrepreneur. Among his companies is Legal Brand Marketing, which provides “lead generation” services to lawyers. As an angel investor, he has an equity interest in many companies, including iBeautyBrands, The Grooming Network, BoldMetrics.com, Katalyst and others. His domain portfolio is in the thousands with a focus on premium one-word .coms. Braden’s newest venture is a data-driven ad network that will apply predictive analytics to better monetize domains. He also serves on several Boards, including his current position on the ICA Board.
Nikul Sanghvi
Nikul is a full-time domain investor and the founder of Hypernames. Known for his data-driven methodology, Nikul’s background in analytics has shaped the way he approaches domain investing. Nikul is also a regular contributor to the domain investing community, sharing financial insights and practical frameworks to help his peers navigate the economics of the industry. Nikul helped establish the ICA Discord community and is also a member of the ICANN Business Constituency.