The Board has up to seven voting managers. Four voting managers are elected by the Council members. The other three voting managers are (i) a Swirlds appointee, (ii) the Hedera CEO, and (iii) the Hedera CFO (or CEO designee). The Board also includes the non-voting Chair, elected by the Board, who is not affiliated with any Council member and who presides over both the Board and the Council. Voting members serve a term of two years, which may be extended for an additional year. The Board’s voting members do not receive any compensation for their service.
The current Board members and their affiliations are as follows:
|
Name |
Board Position |
Affiliation |
1. |
Brian Jeffords |
voting member |
Boeing representative |
2. |
Scott Thiel |
voting member |
DLA Piper representative |
3. |
Bryan Gross |
voting member |
IBM representative |
4. |
Mance Harmon |
voting member |
Hedera CEO |
5. |
Leemon Baird |
voting member |
Hedera CEO designee |
6. |
William Miller |
voting member |
Swirlds appointee |
7. |
Vacant |
voting member |
Must be affiliated with a Council member[1] |
8. |
Brett McDowell |
vice chair (non-voting) |
Executive Director, Hedera Council |
[1] This vacancy is expected to be filled by vote at the next quarterly meeting of the Council.