Board of Directors
Board Members
A globally diverse Board of Directors oversees the ICANN organization and considers community-developed policy recommendations. The Board has 16 voting members and four nonvoting liaison representatives. ICANN's President and CEO serves as an ex officio, voting member of the Board. Reflecting ICANN's multistakeholder model, the Board is composed of leaders from different geographic regions and various sectors, such as business, academia, and civil society.
From left to right starting from the bottom: Edmon Chung, Sally Costerton, Tripti Sinha, Danko Jevtovic, Sarah Deutsch, León Sánchez; 2nd row: Maarten Botterman, Nico Caballero, Christian Kaufmann, Katrina Sataki, Patricio Poblete, Catherine Adeya, Becky Burr; 3rd row: James Galvin, Wes Hardaker, Harald Alvestrand, Sajid Rahman, Chris Buckridge; Chris Chapman.
Current Board Members
Chair and Vice-Chair
![Tripti Sinha](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/about-the-board/icann-boardtripti-sinha-en-large.jpg)
Tripti Sinha
Chair
Selected By
Nominating Committee
Term
October 2018 - Annual General Meeting 2024
Committees
![Danko Jevtović](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/about-the-board/icann-boarddanko-jevtovic-en-large.jpg)
Danko Jevtović
Vice-Chair
Selected By
Nominating Committee
Term
October 2018 - Annual General Meeting 2024
Board Members
![Catherine Adeya](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/profile/catherine-adeya-26-10-2023-en-large.jpg)
Catherine Adeya
Board Member
Selected By
Nominating Committee
Term
October 2023 - Annual General Meeting 2026
Committees
![Harald Alvestrand](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/blogs/icann-boardharald-alvestrand-en-large.jpg)
Harald Alvestrand
Liaison
IETF Liaison since 2018
Committees
- Finance Committee of the Board (BFC) Non-Voting Member
- Risk Committee of the Board (BRC) Non-Voting Member
- Technical Committee of the Board (BTC) Non-Voting Member
![Alan Barrett](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/icann-office/alan-barrett-16-08-2022-en-large.jpeg)
Alan Barrett
Board Member
Selected By
ASO
Term
October 2021 - Annual General Meeting 2024
![Maarten Botterman](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/about-the-board/icann-boardmaarten-botterman-en-large.jpg)
Maarten Botterman
Board Member
Selected By
Nominating Committee
Term
November 2016 - Annual General Meeting 2025
Committees
![Chris Buckridge](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/about-the-board/chris-buckridge-board-26-10-2023-en-large.jpeg)
Chris Buckridge
Board Member
Selected By
GNSO
Term
October 2023 - Annual General Meeting 2026
![Becky Burr](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/about-the-board/icann-boardbecky-burr-en-large.jpg)
Becky Burr
Board Member
Selected By
GNSO
Term
November 2016 - Annual General Meeting 2025
![Nico Caballero](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/about-the-board/nico-caballero-16-03-2023-en-large.jpg)
Nico Caballero
Liaison
GAC Liaison since 2023
Committees
- Technical Committee of the Board (BTC) Non-Voting Member
![Chris Chapman](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/board/chris-chapman-150x150-26-09-2022-en-large.png)
Chris Chapman
Board Member
Selected By
Nominating Committee
Term
September 2022 - Annual General Meeting 2025
![Edmon Chung](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/icann-office/edmon-chung-16-08-2022-en-large.jpeg)
Edmon Chung
Board Member
Selected By
Nominating Committee
Term
October 2021 - Annual General Meeting 2024
Sally Costerton
Board Member
Committees
![Sarah Deutsch](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/about-the-board/icann-boardsarah-deutsch-en-large.jpg)
Sarah Deutsch
Board Member
Selected By
Nominating Committee
Term
November 2017 - Annual General Meeting 2026
Committees
![James Galvin](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/about-the-board/james-galvin-17-08-2022-en-large.jpeg)
James Galvin
Liaison
SSAC Liaison since 2021
Committees
- Organizational Effectiveness Committee of the Board (OEC) Non-Voting Member
- Risk Committee of the Board (BRC) Non-Voting Chair
- Strategic Planning Committee of the Board (SPC) Non-Voting Member
- Technical Committee of the Board (BTC) Non-Voting Member
![Wes Hardaker](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/board/wes-hardaker-150x150-26-09-2022-en-large.png)
Wes Hardaker
Liaison
RSSAC Liaison since 2022
Committees
- Risk Committee of the Board (BRC) Non-Voting Member
- Strategic Planning Committee of the Board (SPC) Non-Voting Member
- Technical Committee of the Board (BTC) Non-Voting Member
![Christian Kaufmann](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/board/christian-kaufmann-150x150-26-09-2022-en-large.png)
Christian Kaufmann
Board Member
Selected By
ASO
Term
September 2022 - Annual General Meeting 2025
Committees
![Patricio Poblete](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/about-the-board/poblete-150x200-22oct20-en-en-large.png)
Patricio Poblete
Board Member
Selected By
ccNSO
Term
October 2020 - Annual General Meeting 2026
Committees
![Sajid Rahman](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/board/sajid-rahman-19-10-2022-en-large.png)
Sajid Rahman
Board Member
Selected By
Nominating Committee
Term
September 2022 - Annual General Meeting 2025
Committees
![León Sánchez](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/about-the-board/icann-boardleon-sanchez-en-large.jpg)
León Sánchez
Board Member
Selected By
At-Large Community
Term
November 2017 - Annual General Meeting 2026
![Katrina Sataki](https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/icann-office/katrina-sataki-16-08-2022-en-large.jpeg)
Katrina Sataki
Board Member
Selected By
ccNSO
Term
October 2021 - Annual General Meeting 2024