Initial meeting of the Business Advisory Committee

In July, we announced a new governance structure that includes an elected Business Advisory Committee (BAC) for the OpenSSL Foundation. After an election and a runnoff the members of the Foundation BAC are:

• Academics – Nicola Tuveri (Tampere University)
• Committers – Paul Dale (Oracle)
• Distributions – Tie between Dmitry Belyavsky (Red Hat)
• Individuals – Randall Becker
• Large Businesses – Tim Chevalier (NetApp)
• Small Businesses – vacant seat

Their first meeting was today. In the interest of transparency, the meeting minutes are public. The Foundation staff organized the kickoff meeting, but the expectation is that the committee will self-organize with help from staff, as needed. Jon Ericson, as the newly hired communities manager, will be the liaison between the Foundation and the BAC.

To follow the ongoing decisions of the OpenSSL Foundation Business Advisory Committee, keep an eye on Foundation BAC hub.