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OSI Board of Directors
Submitted by coar on Mon, 2006-07-24 22:12. ::
The Open Source Initiative is overseen and managed by a nine-person Board of Directors. The current Board comprises the following individuals (in alphabetical order):
| Name | Roles/offices | Elected | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asay, Matt | March 2006 | ||
| Coar, Ken | Membership chair, Vice president | August 2004 | March 2008 |
| Cooper, Danese | Secretary, Treasurer | December 2001 | March 2008 |
| de Souza, Bruno | March 2006 | ||
| Ghosh, Rishab Aiyer | March 2005 | March 2007 | |
| Ito, Joichi | March 2005 | ||
| Nelson, Russell | Licence Approval chair | August 1998 | March 2008 |
| Tiemann, Michael | President, fundraising chair | January 2001 | |
| Weerawarana, Sanjiva | March 2005 | March 2007 |
The Board is advised by observers and counsel. All of these read and may contribute to the Board's email discussions.
| Name | Appointed | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radcliffe, Mark | March 2005 | DLA Piper | General counsel |
| Majerus, Laura | March 2005 | Fenwick & West | Director of legal affairs, Licence Proliferation Committee chair |
| Axmark, David | March 2006 | MySQL | Board observer |
| Heinz, Federico | March 2006 | FSF Latin America | Board Observer |
| Prabhakar, Ernie | March 2006 | Apple Computer | Board observer |
| Raymond, Eric | March 2005 | Thyrsus Enterprises | Board observer, President Emeritus |

