Audit Committee
Sagarika Wickramasekera, Chair
Olufunke Baruwa
Brian Haberman
Russ Housley
Victor Kuarsingh
CEO Succession Planning Committee
Brian Haberman, Co-Chair
Olufunke Baruwa, Co-Chair
Ted Hardie
Russ Housley
Victor Kuarsingh
Barry Leiba
Sally Wentworth, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio
Compensation Committee
Ted Hardie, Chair
Olufunke Baruwa
Ramanou Biaou
Brian Haberman
Russ Housley
Barry Leiba
Caleb Ogundele
Elections Committee*
Ramanou Biaou, Chair
Maureen Hilyard
Letsatsi Lekhooa
Benno Overeinder
Laura Thomson
Sally Wentworth, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio
Board of Trustees
Olufunke Baruwa photo
Nigeria
Term: 2023-2026
Position/Remark:
Audit Committee
CEO Succession Planning Committee, Co-Chair
Compensation Committee
Nominations Committee
Appointed By: the Board
Ramanou Biaou photo
Benin
Term: 2023-2026
Position/Remark:
Elections Committee, Chair
Finance Committee
Governance Committee
PIR Nominations Committee
Elected By: Chapters
Brian Haberman photo
United States
Term: 2024-2027
Position/Remark:
Audit Committee
CEO Succession Planning Committee, Co-Chair
Compensation Committee
IETF Nominations Committee Liaison
Appointed By: IETF
Ted Hardie photo
Portugal
Term: 2023-2026
Position/Remark:
Board Chair
CEO Succession Planning Committee
Compensation Committee, Chair
Executive Committee, Chair
Finance Committee
PIR Nominations Committee
Elected By: Organization Members
Maureen Hilyard photo
Cook Islands
Term: 2024-2027
Position/Remark:
Governance Committee
Elections Committee
Elected By: Chapters
Russ Housley photo
United States
Term: 2024-2027
Position/Remark:
Audit Committee
CEO Succession Planning Committee
Compensation Committee
Nominations Committee
Appointed By: IETF
Victor Kuarsingh photo
United States
Term: 2022-2025
Position/Remark:
Board Secretary
Audit Committee
CEO Succession Planning Committee
Executive Committee
Governance Committee
IETF Trust Trustee
Appointed By: IETF
Barry Leiba photo
United States
Term: 2022-2025
Position/Remark:
CEO Succession Planning Committee
Compensation Committee
Governance Committee
PIR Nominations Committee, Chair
Elected By: Organization Members
Charles Mok photo
Hong Kong
Term: 2022-2025
Position/Remark:
Governance Committee, Chair
PIR Nominations Committee
Elected By: Chapters
Kathleen Moriarty photo
United States
Term: 2024-2027
Position/Remark:
Finance Committee
Nominations Committee
Appointed By: Organization Members
Caleb Ogundele photo
Nigeria
Term: 2023-2026
Position/Remark:
Compensation Committee
Finance Committee
Nominations Committee, Chair
PIR Nominations Committee
Elected By: Chapters
Laura Thomson photo
United States
Term: 2023-2026
Position/Remark:
Board Treasurer
Elections Committee
Executive Committee
Finance Committee, Chair
Appointed By: IETF
Sally Wentworth photo
United States
Term: 2024-
Position/Remark:
President and CEO
CEO Succession Planning Committee, Ex Officio
Elections Committee, Ex Officio
Executive Committee, Ex Officio
Finance Committee, Ex Officio
Governance Committee, Ex Officio
Sagarika Wickramasekera photo
Sri Lanka
Term: 2022-2025
Position/Remark:
Audit Committee, Chair
Governance Committee
PIR Nominations Committee
Elected By: Organization Members
The Board can be contacted by email at [email protected].
Organization Structure
Executive Committee
Ted Hardie, Chair
Laura Thomson
Victor Kuarsingh
Sally Wentworth, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio
Finance Committee
Laura Thomson, Chair
Ramanou Biaou
Ted Hardie
Kathleen Moriarty
Caleb Ogundele
Sally Wentworth, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio
Governance Committee
Charles Mok, Chair
Ramanou Biaou
Maureen Hilyard
Victor Kuarsingh
Barry Leiba
Sagarika Wickramasekera
Sally Wentworth, Non-Voting, Ex-Officio
Nominations Committee*
Caleb Ogundele, Chair
Olufunke Baruwa
Russ Housley
Hendrik Ike
Kathleen Moriarty
Pedro de Perdigão Lana
PIR Nominations Committee
Barry Leiba, Chair
Ramanou Biaou
Ted Hardie
Charles Mok
Caleb Ogundele
Sagarika Wickramasekera
Board Chair
Ted Hardie
Board Treasurer
Laura Thomson
Board Secretary
Victor Kuarsingh
President and CEO
Sally Wentworth (from Sep 2024)
Andrew Sullivan (until Sep 2024)
Liaison to the IETF Nominations Committee
Brian Haberman
Trustee of the IETF Trust
Victor Kuarsingh
*Note: appointment of additional members to the Elections and Nominations Committees will occur at the later date.
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).