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List of Past and Present Trustees
Trustees are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Selection of board members has evolved since the Internet Society’s founding in 1992. Today, the board of trustees is comprised of individuals selected, in equal numbers, by chapters, organization members and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
Alain Aina (Benin)
Term: 2011-2014
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2011-2014
CEO Search Committee 2013
Compensation Committee 2013-2014
Elections Committee 2011-2013
Governance Committee 2013-2014
Nominations Committee 2013-2014
Hideo Aiso (Japan)
Term: 1992-1993
Selected by: Appointment
Walid Al-Saqaf (Yemen)
Term: 2015-2021
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2015-2016, 2019-2021
CEO Search Committee 2018
Compensation Committee 2019-2021
Elections Committee 2018-2019
Governance Committee 2015-2018, 2019-2021
Fred Baker (United States)
Term: 2002-2008
Selected by: Standards Appointment
Positions/Committees:
Board Chair 2002-2006
IETF Nomcom Liaison 2006-2007
IAOC Member 2007-2010
Audit Committee 2006-2007
Elections Committee 2003-2004, 2006-2008 & 2009-2011
Executive Committee 2002-2008
Richard Barnes (United States)
Term: 2016-2022
Selected by: IETF Appointment
Positions/Committees:
Treasurer 2018-2021
IETF Nomcom Liaison 2016-2017, 2019-2020
Audit Committee 2021-2022
CEO Search Committee 2018
CEO Succession Planning Committee 2019-2021
Compensation Committee 2017-2020, 2021-2022
Executive Committee 2018-2021
Finance Committee 2016-2021
Governance Committee 2017-2018
Nominations Committee 2020-2021
PIR Nominations Committee 2021-2022
Scott Bradner (United States)
Term: 1993-1999
Selected by: Members Election
Positions/Committees:
Secretary 2003-2016
VP Standards 1995-2003
IAOC Member 2012-2016
By-Laws Review Committee 2011-2013
Elections Committee 1996-1997, 2003-2004
Executive Committee 1996-1998, 2003-2016
Governance Committee 2014-2016
Kathryn Brown (United States)
Term: 2014-2018
Positions/Committees:
President & CEO 2014-2018
Elections Committee 2014-2018*
Executive Committee 2014-2018*
Finance Committee 2014-2018*
Governance Committee 2014-2018*
Nominations Committee 2014-2018*
*ex officio
Charles Brownstein (United States)
Term: 1992-1995
Selected by: Appointment
Martin Burack (United States)
Term: 1999-2002
Selected by: Members Election
Positions/Committees:
Secretary 1999-2000
Audit Committee 2000-2001
Executive Committee 1999-2000
Nominations Committee, 2000-2001
Eric Burger (United States)
Term: 2009-2015
Selected By: IETF Appointment
Positions/Committees:
IAOC Member 2009-2012
IETF Nomcom Liaison 2010-2011
Audit Committee 2009-2015
By-Laws Review Committee 2011-2013
CEO Search Committee 2013
Compensation Committee 2014-2015
Elections Committee 2013-2014
Executive Committee 2009-2012
Governance Committee 2014-2015
Nominations Committee 2012-2013
Gonzalo Camarillo (Spain)
Term: 2015-2021
Selected by: IETF Appointment
Positions/Committees:
Board Chair 2016-2021
CEO Search Committee 2018
Compensation Committee 2015-2021
Executive Committee 2016-2021
Finance Committee 2015-2021
Brian Carpenter (United Kingdom)
Term: 2000-2003
Selected by: Members Election
Positions/Committees:
Board Chair 2000-2002
Executive Committee 2000-2002
Olga Cavalli (Argentina)
Term: 2016-2021
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2016-2017
CEO Search Committee 2018
Finance Committee 2017-2021
Governance Committee 2016-2017
Governance Reform Working Group 2020-2021
Nominations Committee 2017-2018, 2019-2021
PIR Nominations Committee 2018-2021
Foundation Board 2018-2021
Foundation Advisory Committee 2019-2021
Vint Cerf (United States)
Term: 1992-1995, 1995-2001
Selected by: Appointment, Members Election
Positions/Committees:
Board Chair 1992-1995 & 1998-1999
VP Chapters 1997-1998
Executive Committee 1995-2000
Nominations Committee 1995-1996
Lyman Chapin (United Kingdom)
Term: 1992-1994
Selected by: Appointment
Srisakdi Charmonman (Thailand)
Term: 1999-2002
Selected by: Members Election
Narelle Clark (Australia)
Term: 2010-2016
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2012-2016
By-Laws Review Committee 2011-2013
Executive Committee 2012-2016
IANA Stewardship Transition Committee 2014-2016
Nominations Committee 2011-2012, 2014-2016
Mike Conn (United States)
Term: 1999-2002
Positions/Committees:
Treasurer 1999-2002
Audit Committee 2000-2001
Philippe Courtot (France)
Term: 2002-2003
Selected by: Appointment
Steve Crocker (United States)
Term: 2003-2006
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Executive Committee 2003-2006
Keith Davidson (New Zealand)
Term: 2012-2015
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
CEO Search Committee 2013
Compensation Committee 2014-2015
Governance Committee 2013-2015
Nominations Committee 2012-2014
Rosa Delgado (Switzerland)
Term: 2000-2006
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
Executive Committee 2000-2003, 2004-2005
Gihan Dias (Sri Lanka)
Term: 2014-2017
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2014-2016
Elections Committee 2014-2015
Finance Committee 2016-2017
Governance Committee 2015-2017
Nominations Committee 2015-2016
Maimouna Diop (Senegal)
Term: 2020-2022
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2020-2022
Elections Committee 2020-2022
Governance Committee 2020-2021
PIR Nominations Committee 2021-2022
Hans Peter Dittler (Germany)
Term: 2014-2020
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
CEO Search Committee 2017-2018
Compensation Committee 2018-2019
Elections Committee 2014-2016, 2018-2019
Executive Committee 2015-2018
Finance Committee 2016-2020
Governance Committee 2015-2020
PIR Nominations Committee 2018-2020
Foundation Board 2018-2020
Foundation Advisory Committee 2019-2020
Paul Ebersman (United States)
Term: 2021-2022
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Governance Committee 2021-2022
Raúl Echeberría (Uruguay)
Term: 2008-2014
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Board Chair 2009-2012
Audit Committee 2008-2009, 2013-2014
By-laws Review Committee 2012-2013
Compensation Committee 2011-2013
Executive Committee 2009-2013
Nominations Committee 2013-2014
Hiroshi Esaki (Japan)
Term: 2007-2010, 2014-2020
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2009-2010, 2017-2018
CEO Search Committee 2017-2018
Compensation Committee 2016-2017, 2018-2020
Elections Committee 2017-2018, 2019-2020
Finance Committee 2014-2017
Governance Committee 2018-2019
Nominations Committee 2008-2009, 2015-2016, 2018-2019
Foundation Board 2018-2020
Susan Estrada (United States)
Term: 1993-1999
Selected by: Members Election
Positions/Committees:
Executive Committee 1998-1999
Patrik Fältström (Sweden)
Term: 2006-2009
Selected by: IETF Appointment
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2007-2009
David Farber (United States)
Term: 1993-1999, 2012-2015
Selected by: Members Election, Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
CEO Search Committee 2013
Executive Committee 2013-2015
Finance Committee 2012-2015
Osten Franberg (Sweden)
Term: 2002-2004
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Nominations Committee 2003-2004
Barbara Fraser (United States)
Term: 2000-2003
Selected by: Members Election
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2000-2001
Eva Frölich (Sweden)
Term: 2010-2013
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Board Chair 2012-2013
Treasurer 2010-2012
Audit Committee 2010-2011
Compensation Committee 2012-2013
Executive Committee 2010-2013
Ira Fuchs (United States)
Term: 1992-1994
Selected by: Appointment
Howard Funk (United States)
Term: 1993-1994
Positions/Committees:
Executive Director 1993-1994
John Gage (United States)
Term: 1998-1999, 1999-2002
Selected by: Appointment,Members Election
John Gilmore (United States)
Term: 1997-2000
Selected by: Members Election
Mike Godwin (United States)
Term: 2019-2022
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2019-
Compensation Committee 2019-
Governance Committee 2019-
PIR Nominations Committee 2019-
Shigeki Goto (Japan)
Term: 1994-1997
Selected by: Members Election
Positions/Committees:
Executive Committee 1996-1997
Alan Greenberg (Canada)
Term: 2001-2004
Selected by: Members Election
Positions/Committees:
Elections Committee 2001-2003
Frode Greisen (Sweden)
Term: 1992-1995, 1995-1998
Selected by: Appointment, Members Election
Positions/Committees:
Board Chair 1997-1998
Treasurer 1995-1997
Audit Committee 1996-1997
Executive Committee 1995-1998
Brian Haberman (United States)
Term: 2021-
Selected by: IETF Appointment
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2022-
CEO Succession Planning Committee 2021-
Compensation Committee 2021-
Elections Committee 2022-
PIR Nominations Committee 2021-
Liaison to IETF Nominations Committee 2021-
Saul Hahn (United States)
Term: 1994-1997
Selected by: Members Election
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 1996-1997
Ted Hardie (United States)
Term: 2007-2010, 2020-2023
Selected by: IETF Appointment, Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Board Chair 2021-
Treasurer 2008-2010
Audit Committee 2007-2010
CEO Succession Planning Committee 2021-
Compensation Committee 2020-
Executive Committee 2008-2010, 2021-
Finance Committee 2020-
PIR Nominations Committee 2020-
Jurgen Harms (Austria)
Term: 1992-1993
Selected by: Appointment
Donald Heath (United States)
Term: 1996-2001
Selected by: Members Election
Positions/Committees:
President & CEO 1996-2000
Executive Committee 1996-2000
Robert M. Hinden (United States)
Term: 2010-2016
Selected by: IETF Appointment
Positions/Committees:
Board Chair 2013-2016
CEO Search Committee 2013
Compensation Committee 2011-2016
Executive Committee 2013-2016
Finance Committee 2012-2013
Governance Committee 2013-2016
Nominations Committee 2011-2012
Christian Huitema (France)
Term: 1995-2001
Selected by: Members Election
Positions/Committees:
Secretary 2001-2003
Treasurer 1997-1999
Elections Committee 2000-2001
Executive Committee 1998-1999
Erik Huizer (Netherlands)
Term: 2002-2007
Selected by: Standards Appointment
Geoff Huston (Australia)
Term: 1992-1995, 1998-2001
Selected by: Appointment, Members Election
Positions/Committees:
Board Chair 1999-2000
Secretary 1995-1999, 2000-2001
Executive Committee 1999-2001
Haruhisa Ishida (Japan)
Term: 1993-1998
Selected by: Members Election
Positions/Committees:
VP Chapters & Membership 1995-1997
Executive Committee 1997-1998
Bob Kahn (United States)
Term: 1992-1996
Selected by: Charter Member
Positions/Committees:
Elections Committee 1995-1996
Tomaz Kalin (Slovenia)
Term: 1992-1994, 1994-1997
Selected by: Appointment, Members Election
Tarek Kamel (Egypt)
Term: 1999-2002
Selected by: Members Election
Positions/Committees:
VP Chapters 1999-2000
Daniel Karrenberg (Germany)
Term: 2005-2011
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Board Chair 2006-2009
Audit Committee 2006-2007
Executive Committee 2005-2010
Nominations Committee 2009-2010
Ken King (United States)
Term: 1992-1993
Selected by: Charter Member
Khaled Koubaa (Tunisia)
Term: 2009-2012
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2011-2012
Elections Committee 2010-2011
Nominations Committee 2009-2010
Victor Kuarsingh (United States)
Term: 2022-
Selected by: IETF Appointment
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2022-
Compensation Committee 2022-
Governance Committee 2022-
IETF Trust Trustee 2022-2024
Latif Ladid (Morocco)
Term: 2001-2004
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Executive Committee 2001-2004
Lawrence Landweber (United States)
Term: 1992-1994, 1994-1997
Selected by: Appointment, Members Election
Positions/Committees:
Board Chair 1995-1997
VP Education 1992-1995
Executive Committee 1996-1997
Nominations Committee 1996-1997
Barry Leiba (United States)
Term: 2022-
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
CEO Succession Planning Committee 2022-
Compensation Committee 2022-
Governance Committee 2022-
Nominations Committee 2022-
Lawrence Lessig (United States)
Term: 2010-2011
Selected by: Organizations Election
John Levine (United States)
Term: 2015-2021
Selected by: IETF Appointment
Positions/Committees:
Secretary 2016-2021
Audit Committee 2015-2019
CEO Search Committee 2018
Compensation Committee 2015-2018
Executive Committee 2016-2021
Governance Committee 2019-2021
IETF Trust Board 2018-
Nominations Committee 2018-2019
PIR Nominations Committee 2018-2021
Jason Livingood (United States)
Term: 2011-2016
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Treasurer 2012-2015
IETF Nomcom Liaison 2011-2012
CEO Search Committee 2013
Elections Committee 2011-2012, 2013-2014
Executive Committee 2012-2016
Finance Committee 2011-2016
Nominations Committee 2015-2016
Dan Lynch (United States)
Term: 1994-1996
Selected by: Members Election
Veni Markovski (Bulgaria)
Term: 2002-2007
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
Elections Committee 2005-2006
Franck Martin (Fiji)
Term: 2006-2009
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
Executive Committee 2006-2009
Luis Martinez (Mexico)
Term: 2021-
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2021-
CEO Succession Planning Committee 2021-
Elections Committee 2021-
Governance Committee 2021-2022
Christine Maxwell (United Kingdom)
Term: 1997-2003
Selected by: Members Election
Positions/Committees:
VP Communications 1999-2000
VP Membership 1997-1999
VP Organizations 1997-1998
Executive Committee 1999-2000
Nominations Committee 2001-2002
Glenn McKnight (Canada)
Term: 2017-2020
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
CEO Search Committee 2017-2018
Governance Committee 2017-2020
Nominations Committee 2018-2019
PIR Nominations Committee 2018-2019
Foundation Board 2018-2020
Toshio Miki (Japan)
Term: 2002-2005
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Executive Committee 2002-2003
Désirée Miloshevic (United Kingdom)
Term: 2004-2010, 2013-2019
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
IETF Nomcom Liaison 2013-2015
Audit Committee 2018-2019
CEO Search Committee 2013
CEO Search Committee 2018
Compensation Committee 2015-2018
Elections Committee 2013-2015
Executive Committee 2006-2008, 2009-2010, 2016-2017
Governance Committee 2013-2019
Nominations Committee 2005-2006, 2016-2019
Charles Mok (Hong Kong)
Term: 2022-
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
Elections Committee 2022-
Governance Committee 2022-
PIR Nominations Committee 2022-
Alice Munyua (Kenya)
Term: 2015-2018
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
CEO Search Committee 2018
Compensation Committee 2017-2018
Elections Committee 2015-2016
Executive Committee 2016-2017
Governance Committee 2015-2018
Nominations Committee 2016-2017
PIR Selection Committee 2017-2018
Jun Murai (Japan)
Term: 1997-2000
Selected by: Members Election
Kees Neggers (Netherlands)
Term: 1992-1996, 1998-2001
Selected by: Charter Member, Members Election
Positions/Committees:
Executive Committee 1998-2004
Nominations Committee 2002-2003
Wawa Ngenge (Senegal)
Term: 2000-2003
Selected by: Members Election
Tim O’Reilly (United States)
Term: 1995-2001
Selected by: Members Election
Positions/Committees:
VP Education 1996-1997, 1998-1999
VP Publications 1996-1998
Audit Committee 1996-1997
Executive Committee 1996-1998
Jose Luis Pardos (Spain)
Term: 1997-2000
Selected by: Members Election
Robert Pepper (United States)
Term: 2018-2021
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Finance Committee 2018-
Nominations Committee 2018-2019
Jon Peterson (United States)
Term: 2021-
Selected by: IETF Appointment
Positions/Committees:
Executive Committee 2021-
Finance Committee 2021-
Nominations Committee 2021-
Harish Pillay (Singapore)
Term: 2016–2019
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
IETF Nomcom Liaison 2018–2019
Audit Committee 2016–2019
CEO Search Committee 2018
Compensation Committee 2018–2019
Elections Committee 2016–2017
PIR Nominations Committee 2017–2019
Alejandro Pisanty (Mexico)
Term: 2007-2011
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
Executive Committee 2009-2011
Nominations Committee 2010-2011
Jean Armour Polly (United States)
Term: 1993-1996
Selected by: Members Election
Jon Postel (United States)
Term: 1993-1998
Selected by: Members Election
Glenn Ricart (United States)
Term: 2002-2008
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Treasurer 2002-2008
Audit Committee 2005-2008
Executive Committee 2005-2007
Mike Roberts (United States)
Term: 1992-1996
Selected by: Charter Member
Positions/Committees:
Executive Director 1992-1993
VP International 1992-1993
Executive Director 1992-1993
VP International 1992-1993
Anthony Rutkowski (United States)
Term: 1992-1996
Selected by: Appointment
Positions/Committees:
Executive Director 1994-1996
VP International 1992-1994
George Sadowsky (United States)
Term: 1996-1999, 2000-2004, 2020-2023
Selected by: Members Election, Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
VP Conferences 1997-1998
VP Education 1996-1997
VP Education 1998-1999
Elections Committee 2004-2005
Nominations Committee 2003-2004, 2020-
Finance Committee 2020-
Governance Committee 2020-
Manuel Sanroma (Spain)
Term: 1999-2002
Selected by: Members Election
Ben Segal (United Kingdom)
Term: 1997-2000
Selected by: Members Election
Muhammad Shabbir (Pakistan)
Term: 2021-
Selected by: Board Appointment
Positions/Committees:
CEO Succession Planning Committee 2021-2022
Compensation Committee 2021-2022
Governance Committee 2021-
PIR Nominations Committee 2022-
Philip Smith (Australia)
Term: 2009-2012
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Executive Committee 2011-2012
Nominations Committee 2009-2010, 2011-2012
Stephen Squires (United States)
Term: 2004-2007
Selected by: Appointment
Lynn St.Amour (United States)
Term: 2001-2013
Positions/Committees:
President & CEO 2001-2013
Elections Committee 2001-2013*
Executive Committee 2001-2013*
Finance Committee 2001-2013*
Governance Committee 2013*
Nominations Committee 2001-2013*
*ex officio
Bill St.Arnaud (Canada)
Term: 2006-2009
Selected by: Organizations Election
Andrew Sullivan (United States)
Term: 2018-
Positions/Committees:
President & CEO 2018-
Elections Committee 2018-*
Executive Committee 2018-*
Finance Committee 2018-*
Governance Committee 2018-*
*ex officio
Theresa Swinehart (United States)
Term: 2011-2014
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
By-laws Review Committee 2011-2013
CEO Search Committee 2013
Compensation Committee 2013-2014
Elections Committee 2011-2012
Executive Committee 2012-2014
Nominations Committee 2012-2013
Laura Thomson (United States)
Term: 2020-2023
Selected by: IETF Appointment
Positions/Committees:
CEO Succession Planning Committee 2020-
Finance Committee 2020-
PIR Nominations Committee 2020-
IETF Nomcom Liaison 2020-
Sean Turner (United States)
Term: 2014-2020
Selected by: IETF Appointment
Positions/Committees:
Treasurer 2015-2018
IETF Nomcom Liaison 2017-2018
IETF LLC Board 2019-2021
Audit Committee 2019-2020
CEO Search Committee 2017-2018
Compensation Committee 2014-2017
Elections Committee 2015-2016, 2018-2019
Executive Committee 2015-2018
Finance Committee 2014-2019
Governance Committee 2018-2019
Nominations Committee 2014-2015, 2019-2020
Foundation Board 2018-2020
Mieke van Heesewijk (Netherlands)
Term: 2019-2020
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Governance Committee 2019-2020
Nominations Committee 2019-2020
Foundation Board 2019-2020
Patrick Vande Walle (Luxembourg)
Term: 2004-2010
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
Elections Committee 2008-2010
Executive Committee 2005-2006
Nominations Committee 2006-2008
Rudi Vansnick (Belgium)
Term: 2012-2015
Selected by: Chapters Election
Positions/Committees:
IETF Nomcom Liaison 2012-2013
Audit Committee 2012-2013, 2014-2015
CEO Search Committee 2013
Compensation Committee 2014-2015
Elections Committee 2012-2013
Executive Committee 2014-2015
Finance Committee 2013-2014
Governance Committee 2013-2014
Nominations Committee 2013-2014
Margaret Wasserman (United States)
Term: 2003-2006
Selected by: Standards Appointment
Positions/Committees:
Elections Committee 2003-2004
Nominations Committee 2004-2005
Heather West (United States)
Term: 2020-2021
Selected by: Board Appointment
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2020-2021
Compensation Committee 2020-2021
Governance Committee 2020-2021
Sagarika Wickramasekera (Sri Lanka)
Term: 2022-
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Audit Committee 2022-
Governance Committee 2022-
Nominations Committee 2022-
Bert Wijnen (Netherlands)
Term: 2008-2014
Selected by: IETF Appointment
Positions/Committees:
IETF Nomcom Liaison 2009-2010
Audit Committee 2009-2011
CEO Search Committee 2013
Compensation Committee 2011-2014
Finance Committee 2011-2014
Pindar Wong (Hong Kong)
Term: 2003-2006
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Executive Committee 2003-2005
Baoping Yan (China)
Term: 2006-2009
Selected by: Organizations Election
Jonathan Zittrain (United States)
Term: 2009-2012
Selected by: Organizations Election
Positions/Committees:
Executive Committee 2010-2012
Nominations Committee 2009-2010