seated in September 2022</a>— is the governing body of the World Wide Web Consortium public-interest non-profit organization. The Directors have ultimate authority on W3C's strategic direction, have a legal obligation to ensure that W3C implements its mission to lead the Web to its full potential, and have fiduciary responsibility over W3C as a whole.</p> <p>Directors are:</p> <ul> <li>Dominique Hazaël-Massieux (<a title="Partner-selected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#partner-selected">P</a>)</li> <li>Chunming Hu (<a title="Partner-selected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#partner-selected">P</a>)</li> <li>Koichi Moriyama (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Jun Murai (<a title="Partner-selected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#partner-selected">P</a>)</li> <li>Chris Needham (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Florian Rivoal (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Eric Siow (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Léonie Watson (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Chris Wilson (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Hongru (Judy) Zhu (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> </ul> <p>Non-voting Board meeting participants include:</p> <ul> <li><a href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"/People/Berners-Lee/">Tim Berners-Lee</a>, as the Founder Director</li> <li><a href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"/2002/ab/">Advisory Board</a> liaisons, currently Tantek Çelik and Max Gendler</li> </ul> <p>The W3C Inc bylaws define three classes of Directors:</p> <ul> <li id="member-elected"><strong>Member-elected (M)</strong>: All Member-elected Directors were elected by the W3C Membership in September 2024 to two-year terms.</li> <li id="partner-selected"><strong>Partner-selected (P)</strong>: These Director were elected by their respective Hosts/Partners to one-year terms during the term of their electing Partner's Partnership.</li> <li id="board-elected"><strong>Board-elected (B)</strong>: The Board may elect up to two additional Directors for two-year terms. Director Camarillo was elected in November 2022.</li> </ul> <h2 id="officers">Officers</h2> <ul> <li>President: Seth Dobbs</li> <li>Treasurer: Ken Troshinsky</li> <li>Secretary: Christine Gefaell</li> </ul> <h2 id="resources">Board resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"/Member/bod/">Board home (<em>Member-only</em> info about contact, operations, meetings, etc.</a>)</li> <li><a href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"/2024/09/25-w3c-bylaws-copy.html">W3C, Inc. Bylaws</a> and <a href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"/2024/09/25-w3c-charter-copy.html">Certificate of Incorporation</a></li> </ul>"/> seated in September 2022</a>— is the governing body of the World Wide Web Consortium public-interest non-profit organization. The Directors have ultimate authority on W3C's strategic direction, have a legal obligation to ensure that W3C implements its mission to lead the Web to its full potential, and have fiduciary responsibility over W3C as a whole.</p> <p>Directors are:</p> <ul> <li>Dominique Hazaël-Massieux (<a title="Partner-selected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#partner-selected">P</a>)</li> <li>Chunming Hu (<a title="Partner-selected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#partner-selected">P</a>)</li> <li>Koichi Moriyama (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Jun Murai (<a title="Partner-selected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#partner-selected">P</a>)</li> <li>Chris Needham (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Florian Rivoal (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Eric Siow (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Léonie Watson (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Chris Wilson (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Hongru (Judy) Zhu (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> </ul> <p>Non-voting Board meeting participants include:</p> <ul> <li><a href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"/People/Berners-Lee/">Tim Berners-Lee</a>, as the Founder Director</li> <li><a href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"/2002/ab/">Advisory Board</a> liaisons, currently Tantek Çelik and Max Gendler</li> </ul> <p>The W3C Inc bylaws define three classes of Directors:</p> <ul> <li id="member-elected"><strong>Member-elected (M)</strong>: All Member-elected Directors were elected by the W3C Membership in September 2024 to two-year terms.</li> <li id="partner-selected"><strong>Partner-selected (P)</strong>: These Director were elected by their respective Hosts/Partners to one-year terms during the term of their electing Partner's Partnership.</li> <li id="board-elected"><strong>Board-elected (B)</strong>: The Board may elect up to two additional Directors for two-year terms. Director Camarillo was elected in November 2022.</li> </ul> <h2 id="officers">Officers</h2> <ul> <li>President: Seth Dobbs</li> <li>Treasurer: Ken Troshinsky</li> <li>Secretary: Christine Gefaell</li> </ul> <h2 id="resources">Board resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"/Member/bod/">Board home (<em>Member-only</em> info about contact, operations, meetings, etc.</a>)</li> <li><a href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"/2024/09/25-w3c-bylaws-copy.html">W3C, Inc. Bylaws</a> and <a href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"/2024/09/25-w3c-charter-copy.html">Certificate of Incorporation</a></li> </ul>"/> seated in September 2022</a>— is the governing body of the World Wide Web Consortium public-interest non-profit organization. The Directors have ultimate authority on W3C's strategic direction, have a legal obligation to ensure that W3C implements its mission to lead the Web to its full potential, and have fiduciary responsibility over W3C as a whole.</p> <p>Directors are:</p> <ul> <li>Dominique Hazaël-Massieux (<a title="Partner-selected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#partner-selected">P</a>)</li> <li>Chunming Hu (<a title="Partner-selected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#partner-selected">P</a>)</li> <li>Koichi Moriyama (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Jun Murai (<a title="Partner-selected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#partner-selected">P</a>)</li> <li>Chris Needham (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Florian Rivoal (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Eric Siow (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Léonie Watson (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Chris Wilson (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> <li>Hongru (Judy) Zhu (<a title="Member-elected Director" href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"#member-elected">M</a>)</li> </ul> <p>Non-voting Board meeting participants include:</p> <ul> <li><a href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"/People/Berners-Lee/">Tim Berners-Lee</a>, as the Founder Director</li> <li><a href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"/2002/ab/">Advisory Board</a> liaisons, currently Tantek Çelik and Max Gendler</li> </ul> <p>The W3C Inc bylaws define three classes of Directors:</p> <ul> <li id="member-elected"><strong>Member-elected (M)</strong>: All Member-elected Directors were elected by the W3C Membership in September 2024 to two-year terms.</li> <li id="partner-selected"><strong>Partner-selected (P)</strong>: These Director were elected by their respective Hosts/Partners to one-year terms during the term of their electing Partner's Partnership.</li> <li id="board-elected"><strong>Board-elected (B)</strong>: The Board may elect up to two additional Directors for two-year terms. Director Camarillo was elected in November 2022.</li> </ul> <h2 id="officers">Officers</h2> <ul> <li>President: Seth Dobbs</li> <li>Treasurer: Ken Troshinsky</li> <li>Secretary: Christine Gefaell</li> </ul> <h2 id="resources">Board resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"/Member/bod/">Board home (<em>Member-only</em> info about contact, operations, meetings, etc.</a>)</li> <li><a href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"/2024/09/25-w3c-bylaws-copy.html">W3C, Inc. Bylaws</a> and <a href=https://www.w3.org/groups/other/board/"/2024/09/25-w3c-charter-copy.html">Certificate of Incorporation</a></li> </ul>"/>

Board of Directors

The W3C Board of Directors —first seated in September 2022— is the governing body of the World Wide Web Consortium public-interest non-profit organization. The Directors have ultimate authority on W3C's strategic direction, have a legal obligation to ensure that W3C implements its mission to lead the Web to its full potential, and have fiduciary responsibility over W3C as a whole.

Directors are:

Dominique Hazaël-Massieux (P)
Chunming Hu (P)
Koichi Moriyama (M)
Jun Murai (P)
Chris Needham (M)
Florian Rivoal (M)
Eric Siow (M)
Léonie Watson (M)
Chris Wilson (M)
Hongru (Judy) Zhu (M)

Non-voting Board meeting participants include:

Tim Berners-Lee, as the Founder Director
Advisory Board liaisons, currently Tantek Çelik and Max Gendler

The W3C Inc bylaws define three classes of Directors:

Member-elected (M): All Member-elected Directors were elected by the W3C Membership in September 2024 to two-year terms.
Partner-selected (P): These Director were elected by their respective Hosts/Partners to one-year terms during the term of their electing Partner's Partnership.
Board-elected (B): The Board may elect up to two additional Directors for two-year terms. Director Camarillo was elected in November 2022.

Officers

President: Seth Dobbs
Treasurer: Ken Troshinsky
Secretary: Christine Gefaell

Board resources

Homepage: This page
Shortname: board

Leadership

Chairs

Chris Needham
Léonie Watson

Staff Contacts

Catrina Ahlbach
Emma Fraser
Ian Jacobs

Links

Mailing List: board Restricted archives