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OSI Board of Directors

The Open Source Initiative is overseen and managed by a ten-person Board of Directors. The current Board comprises the following individuals (in alphabetical order):

The OSI Board of Directors as of April 1, 2010
Name Roles/Offices First Elected Current Term Start Date Current Term End Date
Cooper, Danese Treasurer, Director December 2001 April 1, 2008 March 31, 2011
Gune, Harshad Director April 2008 April 1, 2008 March 31, 2011
Kon, Fabio Director April 2010 April 1, 2010 March 31, 2011
Michlmayr, Martin Director April 2008 April 1, 2008 March 31, 2011
Nelson, Russell License Approval Chair, Director August 1998 April 1, 2008 March 31, 2011
Oliver, Andrew C. Assistant Treasurer, Director April 2009 April 1, 2009 March 31, 2012
Phipps, Simon Director April 2010 April 1, 2010 March 31, 2011
Sharma, Alolita Secretary, Director April 2007 April 1, 2010 March 31, 2013
Tiemann, Michael President, Fundraising Chair, Director January 2001 April 1, 2009 March 31, 2012
Wasserman, Tony Director April 2010 April 1, 2010 March 31, 2011

The Board is advised by observers and counsel. All of these read and may contribute to the Board's email discussions.

OSI Advisors and Observers
Name Role Appointed Affiliation
Coar, Ken Board Observer April 2010 Apache
Nwakanma, Nnenna Board Observer April 2010 FOSSFA
Radcliffe, Mark General Counsel March 2005 DLA Piper
Raymond, Eric President Emeritus March 2005 Thyrsus Enterprises