Governing Board

The Governing Board is an advisory board that is made up of elected representatives from all across the Matrix ecosystem. The role of the Governing Board is to offer guidance and support to the Guardians, Foundation staff, and Spec Core Team. It is organized under these bylaws (v1.2, last updated April 2024).

There are nine different constituency groups that are allocated seats on the Governing Board, across three categories:

To become a member, support the Foundation, be eligible to vote (in the Individual Members category), and even to stand as a candidate, please see our Membership Page. If you're part of an organisation or community that wants to be part of the Board, please use this form or reach out to us to discuss.

Elections are being held in the second quarter of each calendar year, alternating halves of the Constituency Groups representatives on the Governing Board as per the following calendar:

Elected representatives

The current elected representatives are:

Individual Members

  • Andy Balaam (he/him)
  • Greg Sutcliffe (he/him)
  • J.B. Crawford (they/them)
  • Sumner Evans

Ecosystem Members

  • Bram van den Heuvel (he/they), Elm SDK
  • Kim Brose (he/him), Matrix Community Events
  • Nicolas Werner (he/him), Nheko-Reborn

Associate Members

  • Cleo Menenez Jr. (he/him), GNOME Foundation
  • Tobias Fella (he/him), KDE e.V.

Platinum Members

  • Neil Johnson (he/him), Element

Gold Members

  • Brad Murray (he/him), Automattic (Beeper)
  • Kevin Boos (he/him), Futurewei Technologies

Silver Members

  • Jan Kohnert (he/him), Gematik GmbH
  • Thor Arne Johansen, Verji Tech AS

Guardians

  • Amandine Le Pape (she/her)
  • Matthew Hodgson (he/him)
  • Ross Schulman

Spec Core Team

  • Richard van der Hoff (he/him)
  • Travis Ralston (he/him)

Managing Director

  • Robin Riley

Current Chairs of the Governing Board

The current chairs of the Governing Board are:

Governing Board

  • Greg Sutcliffe (he/him) — Chair
  • Kim Brose (he/him) — Vice Chair

Governance Committee

  • Bram van den Heuvel (he/they) — Chair
  • Sumner Evans — Vice Chair

Community Committee

  • Sumner Evans — Chair
  • Nicolas Werner (he/him) — Vice Chair

Finance Committee

  • Robin Riley — Chair
  • Kevin Boos (he/him) — Vice Chair

Trust & Safety Committee

  • J.B. Crawford — Chair
  • Nicolas Werner (he/him) — Vice Chair

Where can I reach the Governing Board?

The Governing Board has a dedicated room on Matrix, #governing-board-office:matrix.org, where you can reach out to them.

Committees

There are currently 4 Committees:

Working Groups

The Working Groups are a collection of groups that are formed to work on specific tasks or projects that are important to the Matrix ecosystem. The Working Groups are made up of members from the Matrix ecosystem and are overseen by the Governing Board. You can find more information about the Working Groups here.