The GNI Board of Directors is responsible for the strategic direction and fiduciary operations of the initiative. The GNI Board is composed of ten representatives from companies, five from civil society organizations, two from the academic community, two from the investor community, and an Independent Chair. There is one additional seat for an academic or investor representative, alternating between the two constituencies every 18 months. Each board member also designates an alternate board member from within its organization or constituency.
The following members currently serve on the GNI Board:
Independent Chair
David Kaye
Vice Chair
Agustina Del Campo
ICT Companies
Miranda Sissons, Meta
Lewis Segall, Google
Steve Crown, Microsoft
Fiona Cura-Pitre, Nokia
Thierry Taboy, Orange
Anita Househam, Telenor Group
Patrik Hiselius, Telia Company
Nicole Karlebach, Verizon
Logan Smith, Yahoo
Sam Rizzo, Zoom
Civil Society Organizations
Greg Nojeim, Center for Democracy & Technology
Lillian Nalwoga, CIPESA
Lea Kaspar, Global Partners Digital
Melody Patry, Internews
Mishi Choudhary, Software Freedom Law Center India
Academics and Academic Organizations
Jessica Fjeld, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University
Eduardo Bertoni, (Independent)
K.S. Park, Korea University Law School (Independent)
Investors
Adam Kanzer, BNP Paribas Asset Management
Lauren Compere, Boston Common Asset Management
The following members serve as alternate board members:
ICT Company Alternates
Lydia Hopton, BT Group
Emil Lindblad Kernell, Ericsson
Alex Warofka, Meta
Alexandria Walden, Google
Bernard Shen, Microsoft/LinkedIn
Sarah Altschuller, Verizon
Eric Clark, Nokia
Jean Luc, Orange
Rebecca MacKinnon, Wikimedia
Patrick Day, Cloudflare
Civil Society Organizations Alternates
Usama Khilji, Bolo Bhi
Torsha Sarkar, Centre for Internet & Society
Juan Carlos Lara, Derechos Digitales
Magnus Ag, International Media Support
Allie Funk, Freedom House
Academics and Academic Organizations Alternates
Jhalak Kakkar, Centre for Communications Governance at National Law University
Caroline Kaeb, Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at The Wharton School (Independent)
Vivek Krishnamurthy, University of Ottawa (Independent)
Investors Alternates
Emilie Westholm, Folksam
See the Board of Directors (2017-2020)