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Governance
Board
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Alwaleed Alkhaja
Alwaleed Alkhaja serves as the Head of Open Access and Copyright at the Qatar National…
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Marta Belcher
Audit Committee Chair & Treasurer
Marta Belcher holds multiple esteemed positions in the tech and legal sectors, notably serving as…
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Glenn O Brown
Vice Chair
Glenn O. Brown works with a range of organizations on brand and identity, audience development,…
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James Grimmelmann
James Grimmelmann is the Tessler Family Professor of Digital and Information Law at Cornell Tech…
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Angela Oduor Lungati
Board Chair
Angela is a technologist, community builder and open-source software advocate who is passionate about building…
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Melissa Hagemann
Melissa Hagemann has been at the forefront of the Access to Knowledge movement for over…
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Melissa Omino
Dr Melissa Omino is currently the Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information…
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Sarah Hinchliff Pearson
General Counsel
Sarah Hinchliff Pearson is the General Counsel at Creative Commons. Her multi-disciplinary toolkit includes law,…
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Colin Sullivan
Colin Sullivan is the General Counsel at Patreon, where he oversees the operations teams that…
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Jeni Tennison
Jeni Tennison is the Vice President and Chief Strategy Adviser of the Open Data Institute,…
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Anna Tumadóttir
CEO
Anna joined CC in 2019 as Director of Product. She was promoted to COO in…
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Luis Villa
Luis Villa has made significant contributions to the open community since the late 90s, taking…
Emeritus
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Lawrence Lessig
Founder / Board Member Emeritus
Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law…
Advisory Council
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Hal Abelson
Hal Abelson is Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, and a fellow of IEEE. He…
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Ben Adida
Ben Adida is the Executive Director of VotingWorks. His passion is using technology to empower individuals.…
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Moeed Ahmad
Moeed Ahmad is a digital media executive and strategist with over two decades of experience…
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Renata Avila
Renata Avila is a human rights lawyer specialised in Intellectual Property and Technology. She worked…
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Carolina Botero
Carolina Botero is the CEO of the Colombian civil society digital rights organization Karisma Foundation. She…
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Amy Brand
Amy Brand is Director of the MIT Press, one of the largest university presses in…
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Paul Brest
Paul Brest is emeritus professor and former dean of Stanford Law School, having recently returned…
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Delia Browne
Delia Browne is a highly respected copyright lawyer and policy advocate who leads the National…
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Michael Carroll
Michael W. Carroll is a Visiting Professor of Law at the American University, Washington College…
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Chenai Chair
Curiosity, social justice, and a need for gender equity drive my interest in digital technology.…
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Josh Elkes
Josh Elkes is the CEO and co-founder of Harbour, a digital contracting platform for the…
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Josie Fraser
Josie Fraser’s work focuses on equitable and inclusive digital transformation. She has worked across the…
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Dorothy Gordon
Dorothy Gordon is a global leader in the field of technology and development with a…
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Dr. Cable Green
Dr. Cable Green was the Director of Open Education at Creative Commons. He works with…
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Paul Keller
Paul Keller is vice-chair of Kennisland, an Amsterdam-based think-tank focused on innovation in the knowledge…
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Lawrence Lessig
Founder / Board Member Emeritus
Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law…
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Ryan Merkley
Ryan Merkley is the Chief Operating Officer at NPR, leading its work on strategy, technology,…
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Johnathan Nightingale
Johnathan Nightingale is a founder and partner at Raw Signal Group. He is editor of…
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Ruth Okediji
Ruth Okediji is William L. Prosser professor of law at the University of Minnesota. Ruth…
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Laurie Racine
Laurie Racine is co-founder and President of dotSUB, a young technology company that has developed…
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Thomas Rubin
Thomas C. Rubin is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and Special Counsel…
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Eric Saltzman
A 1972 graduate of Harvard Law School, Eric F. Saltzman began his career as a…
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Christopher Thorne
Christopher Thorne is chairman of Broadline Capital, a global private equity firm primarily focused on…
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Molly Van Houweling
Molly Shaffer Van Houweling is the Harold C. Hohbach Distinguished Professor of Patent Law and…
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Jimmy Wales
The co-founder of the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit corporation which operates Wikipedia and several other…
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Kat Walsh
Kat Walsh was the Copyright and Licensing Counsel at Creative Commons. She was on the…
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Esther Wojcicki
Vice Chair
Esther Wojcicki has been teaching Journalism and English at Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto,…
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Jongso Yoon
Jongsoo (Jay) Yoon is serving as a presiding judge at the Seoul Northern District Court.…