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OSI Board of Directors
Submitted by Ken Coar on Mon, 2006-07-24 22:12. ::
The Open Source Initiative is overseen and managed by a ten-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 2010 | |
| Mathur, Raj | April 2007 | March 2008 | |
| Nelson, Russell | Licence Approval chair | August 1998 | March 2008 |
| Nwakanma, Nnenna | April 2007 | ||
| Sharma, Alolita | April 2007 | ||
| Tiemann, Michael | President, fundraising chair | January 2001 |
The Board is advised by observers and counsel. All of these read and may contribute to the Board's email discussions.
| Name | Role | Appointed | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axmark, David | Board Observer | March 2006 | MySQL |
| Garbee, Bdale | Board Observer | March 2007 | |
| Greant, Zak | Board Observer | January 2008 | |
| Heinz, Federico | Board Observer | March 2006 | FSF Latin America |
| Ito, Joichi | Board Emeritus | March 2005 | |
| Majerus, Laura | Board Observer, Director of Legal Affairs Emeritus | March 2005 | |
| Oliver, Andrew | Board Observer | October 2007 | |
| Prabhakar, Ernie | Board Observer | March 2006 | Apple Computer |
| Radcliffe, Mark | General counsel | March 2005 | DLA Piper |
| Raymond, Eric | Board Observer, President Emeritus | March 2005 | Thyrsus Enterprises |
| Weerawarana, Sanjiva | Board Emeritus | March 2005 |

