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The Board of Trustees of the Internet Society is its governing body and is responsible for all affairs of the organisation worldwide. As stated in the By-Laws, the Board of Trustees shall consist of not more than twenty Trustees unless and until such number is changed by action of the Board of Trustees. Each Trustee appointed or elected shall hold office for a period of three years, except when some shorter term is specified by the Board of Trustees with respect to the appointment of election of a particular Trustee.

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).
To view former trustees by year, please use the drop down menu below

List of Trustees - Current

Alain Aina

Alain Aina

benin

Term:

2011-2014

Position/Remark:

Audit Committee

Selected By:

Chapters

eric burger

Eric Burger

united states

Term:

2012-2015

Position/Remark:

Audit Committee, Chair
By-Laws Review Committee, Chair

Selected By:

IAB

Narelle Clark

Narelle Clark

australia

Term:

2010-2013

Position/Remark:

Audit Committee
By-Laws Review Committee
Executive Committee

Selected By:

Chapters

Keith Davidson

Keith Davidson

New Zealand

Term:

2012-2015

Position/Remark:

Nominations Committee, Chair

Selected By:

Organisations

Raúl Echeberría

Raúl Echeberría

uruguay

Term:

2011-2014

Position/Remark:

By-laws Review Committee

Compensation Committee
Executive Committee

Selected By:

Organisations

David Farber

David Farber

UNITED STATES

Term:

2012-2015

Position/Remark:

Finance Committee

Selected By:

Organisations

Eva Frölich

Eva Frölich

sweden

Term:

2010-2013

Position/Remark:

Board Chair
Executive Committee, Chair
Compensation Committee, Chair

Selected By:

Organisations

Bob Hinden

Bob Hinden

United States

Term:

2010-2013

Position/Remark:

Compensation Committee
Finance Committee

Selected By:

IAB

Jason Livingood

Jason Livingood

United States

Term:

2011-2013

Position/Remark:

Treasurer
Executive Committee
Finance Committee, Chair

Selected By:

Organisations

Lynn St. Amour

Lynn St. Amour

United States

Term:

2001-

Position/Remark:

President/CEO
Executive Committee (ex officio)
Finance Committee (ex-officio)

Theresa Swinehart

Theresa Swinehart

United States

Term:

2011-2014

Position/Remark:

By-laws Review Committee
Executive Committee

Selected By:

Organisations

Rudi Vansnick

Rudi Vansnick

Belgium

Term:

2012-2015

Position/Remark:

Audit Committee
Elections Committee, Chair

Selected By:

Chapters

Bert Wijnen

Bert Wijnen

Netherlands

Term:

2011-2014

Position/Remark:

Compensation Committee
Finance Committee

Selected By:

IAB

Audit Committee

  1. Alain Aina
  2. Eric Burger, Chair
  3. Narelle Clark
  4. Rudi Vansnick
 

By-laws Review Committee

  1. Eric Burger, Chair
  2. Narelle Clark
  3. Raúl Echeberría
  4. Theresa Swinehart
 

Compensation Committee

  1. Raúl Echeberría
  2. Eva Frölich, Chair
  3. Bob Hinden
  4. Bert Wijnen
 

Elections Committee

  1. Alain Aina
  2. David Farber
  3. Rudi Vansnick, Chair
 

Executive Committee

  1. Scott Bradner
  2. Narelle Clark
  3. Raúl Echeberría
  4. Eva Frölich, Chair
  5. Jason Livingood
  6. Lynn St. Amour (ex-officio)
  7. Theresa Swinehart
 

Finance Committee

  1. David Farber
  2. Bob Hinden
  3. Jason Livingood, Chair
  4. Lynn St. Amour (ex-officio)
  5. Bert Wijnen
 

Internet Society appointee to the IAOC

  1. Scott Bradner
 

Internet Society liaison to the IETF Nominations Committee

  1. Rudi Vansnick
 

Nominations Committee

  1. Eric Burger
  2. Keith Davidson, Chair
  3. Alejandro Pisanty
  4. Rinalia Adbul Rahim
  5. Kurt Lindqvist
  6. Philip Smith
  7. Theresa Swineheart
 

Treasurer

  1. Jason Livingood
 

Note:

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).