Board
The board exists to protect the Foundation’s mission, integrity, and continuity. It is an independent governance body, not a symbolic advisory group.
Why the board exists
The Foundation publishes public standards, research, and institutional specifications. A properly constituted board supplies fiduciary oversight, mission protection, anti-capture controls, and continuity beyond the founder. This page describes the role; it does not identify a person as a seated director.
Primary responsibilities
- Protect mission fidelity
- Approve and review governance policy
- Oversee financial stewardship and risk
- Guard against commercial or procedural capture
- Maintain institutional continuity through leadership transitions
- Ensure the Foundation’s public posture matches its internal obligations
What board members are expected to bring
- Nonprofit governance judgment
- Independence from conflicting commercial incentives
- Comfort with documented decision-making
- Ability to review complex standards and institutional risk
- Commitment to public-interest work
How the board should operate
- Formal agendas and minutes
- Clear committee structure
- Conflict disclosure and recusal
- Regular review of formation milestones
- Documented decisions rather than informal consensus