Board of Trustees

Photography of Olufunke Baruwa Olufunke Baruwa photo
Nigeria

Term: 2023-2026
Position/Remark:
Audit Committee
Compensation Committee
Nominations Committee
Appointed By: the Board

Photography of Ramanou Biaou Ramanou Biaou photo
Benin

Term: 2023-2026
Position/Remark:
CEO Succession Planning Committee
Finance Committee
Governance Committee
PIR Nominations Committee
Elected By: Chapters

Photography of Brian Haberman Brian Haberman photo
United States

Term: 2021-2024
Position/Remark:
Audit Committee
CEO Succession Planning Committee, Chair
Compensation Committee
Appointed By: IETF

Photography of Ted Hardie Ted Hardie photo
Portugal

Term: 2023-2026
Position/Remark:
Board Chair
CEO Succession Planning Committee
Executive Committee, Chair
Finance Committee
PIR Nominations Committee
Elected By: Organization Members

Photography of Victor Kuarsingh Victor Kuarsingh photo
United States

Term: 2022-2025
Position/Remark:
Board Secretary
Audit Committee
Elections Committee, Chair
Executive Committee
Governance Committee
IETF Trust Trustee
Appointed By: IETF

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United States

Term: 2022-2025
Position/Remark:
CEO Succession Planning Committee
Compensation Committee
Nominations Committee, Chair
Elected By: Organization Members

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Mexico

Term: 2021-2024
Position/Remark:
Audit Committee, Chair
CEO Succession Planning Committee
Governance Committee
PIR Nominations Committee, Chair
Elected by: Chapters

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Hong Kong

Term: 2022-2025
Position/Remark:
Elections Committee
Governance Committee, Chair
PIR Nominations Committee
Elected By: Chapters

Photography of Caleb Ogundele Caleb Ogundele photo
Nigeria

Term: 2023-2026
Position/Remark:
Compensation Committee
Finance Committee
Nominations Committee
PIR Nominations Committee
Elected By: Chapters

Photography of Robert Pepper Robert Pepper photo
United States

Term: 2021-2024
Position/Remark:
CEO Succession Planning Committee
Compensation Committee
Elections Committee
Finance Committee
Elected By: Organization Members

Photography of Jon Peterson Jon Peterson photo
United States

Term: 2021-2024
Position/Remark:
Finance Committee
Appointed By: IETF

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Canada

Term: 2018-2024
Position/Remark:
President & CEO
CEO Succession Planning Committee, Ex Officio
Elections Committee, Ex Officio
Executive Committee, Ex Officio
Finance Committee, Ex Officio
Governance Committee, Ex Officio

Photography of Laura Thomson Laura Thomson photo
United States

Term: 2023-2026
Position/Remark:
Board Treasurer
Elections Committee
Executive Committee
Finance Committee, Chair
Appointed By: IETF

Photography of Sagarika Wickramasekera Sagarika Wickramasekera photo
Sri Lanka

Term: 2022-2025
Position/Remark:
Audit Committee
Governance Committee
PIR Nominations Committee
Liaison to the IETF Nominations Committee
Elected By: Organization Members

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The Board can be contacted by email at [email protected].

Organizational Structure

Audit Committee
Luis Martinez, Chair
Olufunke Baruwa
Brian Haberman
Victor Kuarsingh
Sagarika Wickramasekera

CEO Succession Planning Committee
Brian Haberman, Chair
Ramanou Biaou
Ted Hardie
Barry Leiba
Luis Martinez
Robert Pepper
Andrew Sullivan, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio

Compensation Committee
Ted Hardie, Chair
Olufunke Baruwa
Brian Haberman
Barry Leiba
Caleb Ogundele
Robert Pepper

Elections Committee*
Victor Kuarsingh, Chair
Melchior Aelmans
Charles Mok
Mondli Mungwe
Laura Thomson
Robert Pepper
Andrew Sullivan, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio

Executive Committee
Ted Hardie, Chair
Laura Thomson
Victor Kuarsingh
Andrew Sullivan, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio

Finance Committee
Laura Thomson, Chair
Ramanou Biaou
Ted Hardie
Caleb Ogundele
Robert Pepper
Jon Peterson
Andrew Sullivan, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio

Governance Committee
Charles Mok, Chair
Ramanou Biaou
Victor Kuarsingh
Luis Martinez
Sagarika Wickramasekera
Andrew Sullivan, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio

Nominations Committee*
Barry Leiba, Chair
Mehwish Ansari
Olufunke Baruwa
Barry Macharia
Laura Margolis
Caleb Ogundele

PIR Nominations Committee
Luis Martinez, Chair
Ramanou Biaou
Ted Hardie
Charles Mok
Caleb Ogundele
Sagarika Wickramasekera

Board Chair
Ted Hardie

Board Treasurer
Laura Thomson

Board Secretary
Victor Kuarsingh

President and CEO
Andrew Sullivan

Liaison to the IETF Nominations Committee
Sagarika Wickramasekera

Trustee of the IETF Trust
Victor Kuarsingh

*Note: appointment of additional members to the Elections and Nominations Committees will occur at the later date.

Trustees serve in the interest of the Internet Society as a whole, but are appointed or elected by the following groups: chapters, organization members, and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).