Public Interest Registry
| Company type | 501(c)(3) corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet, Domain registry |
| Founded | 2002 in Reston, Virginia |
| Founder | Lynn St. Amour, Hal Lubsen, Ram Mohan, David Maher |
| Headquarters | Reston, Virginia |
Key people | Jon Nevett, Judy Song-Marshall, Paul Diaz, Brian Cimbolic, Elizabeth Szabo, Anand Vora, Mary Cornwell, Rick Wilhelm |
| Parent | Internet Society |
| Website | pir |
Public Interest Registry is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation based in Reston, Virginia, created by the Internet Society in 2002 to manage the .ORG top-level domain. It took over operation of .ORG in January 2003 and launched the .NGO and .ONG top-level domains in March 2015.
In November 2019, it was announced that the Internet Society intents to sell the Public Interest Registry to the private equity investment firm Ethos Capital for 1.135 billion USD. Following concerns raised by the attorney general of California, ICANN decided to reject the sale in April 2020.