Announcing the new directors of OSI board

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) board of directors met to validate the results of the polls, confirmed Carlo Piana as director and welcomed Ruth Suehle, recommended by Affiliates, and McCoy Smith recommended by Individual supporters, as new directors.

The OSI thanks all of those who participated in the 2025 board polls by asking questions to the candidates, engaging in discussions, and casting a ballot. Three candidates have been excluded from the final tally: Two were ineligible as they did not sign the current board agreement; one returned the signed agreement after the deadline passed. The Open Source Initiative is committed to upholding its mission while adapting to the evolving landscape of Open Source.

Next steps

We look forward to welcoming the new Directors at the April board meeting.

The board has directed the Board Development committee to run a retrospective by April 19, 2025 and bring to the board any recommendations for the future.

Complete elections results

OSI Affiliate directors polls 2025

Counting ballots using Scottish STV. There are 4 valid candidates competing for 2 seats. The number of ballots is 48 and there were 47 valid ballots and 1 empty ballot.

Winners are Carlo Piana and Ruth Suehle.

OSI Individual directors polls 2025

Counting ballots using Scottish STV. There are 5 valid candidates competing for 1 seat. The number of ballots is 159 and there were 148 valid ballots and 11 empty ballots.