In his role at VeriSign, Nico is responsible for managing VeriSign's authentication line of business, which includes both managed PKI and the VeriSign Unified Authentication solution. Previously, Nico led the Research & Advanced Products group that drives VeriSign's efforts to develop new products and services. Prior to VeriSign, Nico was chief technical officer at RealNames Corp., where he led the engineering team to design and build the first version of the keyword system. Earlier in his career, Nico was co-inventor and engineering manager for WebObjects at NeXT Software and Apple Computer. Nico earned his Master of Science degree in robotics from Stanford University and a bachelor's degree in aeronautics from Sup'Aero France.