Board of Directors - Global Network Initiative

The GNI Board of Directors is multistakeholder in nature and is comprised of members from each of GNI’s constituencies. The Board is responsible for the organization’s strategic direction and oversees its operations.

The Board is composed of twelve representatives from companies, six from civil society organizations, four from the academic community, three from the investor community, and an Independent Chair and Vice Chair.

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The following members currently serve on the GNI Board

Independent Chair

David Kaye

Tech Companies

Miranda Sissons, Meta
Alex Walden, Google
Fiona Cura-Pitre, Nokia
Valerie Tiacoh, Orange
Sarah Altschuler, Verizon
Logan Smith, Yahoo

Civil Society Organizations

Lillian Nalwoga, CIPESA
Thobekile Matimbe, Paradigm Initiative
Mishi Choudhary, Software Freedom Law Center India

Academics and Academic Organizations

Jhalak Kakkar, NLUD/CCG
Eduardo Bertoni, Independent

Investors

Nick Pelosi, Federated Hermes

The following members serve as alternate board members

Vice Chair

Agustina Del Campo

Tech Company Alternates

Patrick Day, Cloudflare
Emil Lindblad Kernell, Ericsson
Bernard Shen, Microsoft
Patrik Hiselius, Telenor
Ricky Gaines, Wikimedia Foundation
Sam Rizzo, Zoom