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Our board is comprised of experts from disciplines including law, arts, science, culture, and technology. The following individuals have served Creative Commons as board members. We are grateful for their service.
Bolded names indicate current board members.
| Board Member (by year of appointment) | Term of Service (as at close of Dec 2019 annual meeting) | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Eldred, Eric | 2001-2008 | Founding director |
| Boyle, Jamie | 2001-2009 | Founding director |
| Abelson, Hal | 2001-2015 | Founding director |
| Carroll, Michael | 2001-2015 | Founding director |
| Saltzman, Eric | 2001-2015 | Founding director |
| Lessig, Lawrence | 2001-2019 | Founding director; Emeritus Board |
| Shaffer Van Houweling, Molly | 2002-2015, 2016-2022 | Board Chair (2016-2022) |
| Guggenheim, Davis | 2003-2014 | |
| Ito, Joi | 2003-2014 | Board Chair |
| Buckman, John | 2006-2007 | |
| Wales, Jimmy | 2006-2014 | |
| Racine, Laurie | 2006-2015 | |
| Gil, Gilberto | 2008 | |
| Fake, Caterina | 2008-2014 | |
| Wojcicki, Esther | 2008-2015 | Board Chair |
| Brown, Glenn | 2009-2014 | |
| Casserly, Cathy | 2010-2014 | |
| Thomas, Annette | 2010-2014 | |
| Fitzgerald, Brian | 2011-2014 | |
| Brest, Paul | 2012-2018 | Board Chair |
| Adida, Ben | 2013-2020 | |
| Rubin, Tom | 2013-2019 | |
| Cabell, Diane | 2001-2014 | Secretary/Clerk (2001-2013) Board Member (2013-2014) |
| Gordon, Dorothy | 2013-2016 | |
| Sprigman, Chris | 2013-2016 | |
| Yoon, Jay | 2013-2017 | |
| Keller, Paul | 2013-2018 | |
| Thorne, Chris | 2013-2018 | |
| Avila, Renata | 2014-2020 | |
| Peters, Diane | 2014-2020 | Secretary and General Counsel |
| Merkley, Ryan | 2014-2019 | CEO |
| Nightingale, Johnathan | 2015-2019 | |
| Spelman, Katherine | 2015-2017 | |
| Okediji, Ruth | 2017-2022 | |
| Brand, Amy | 2018-2022 | |
| Macgillivray , Alexander | 2020-2021 | Vice Chair |
| Botero, Carolina | 2019- | |
| Randeree, Bilal | 2019- | |
| Tarkowski, Alek | 2019- | |
| Stihler, Catherine | 2020- | CEO |
| Browne, Delia | 2018- | Board Chair |
| Jeni Tennison | 2021- | |
| Angela Oduor Lungati | 2021- | |
| Glen Otis Brown | 2021- | |
| Belcher, Marta | 2023- | |
| Grimmelmann, James | 2023- | |
| Villa, Luis | 2023- |