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New Internet Architecture Board, IETF Trust, IETF LLC and Internet Engineering Task Force Leadership Announced
30 Jan 2025
Members of the incoming Internet Architecture Board (IAB), the IETF Trust, the IETF Administration LLC (IETF LLC) Board of Directors, and the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG)—which provides leadership for the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)—have been officially announced, with new members selected by the 2024-2025 IETF Nominating Committee.
The IETF sets technical standards for the global Internet and the IAB provides long-range technical direction for Internet development.
The 2024-2025 IETF Nominating Committee (NomCom) chaired by Dean Bogdanović was responsible for considering candidates for open seats on the IETF LLC Board, the IETF Trust, the IAB, and the IESG. Candidates selected by the 2024-2025 NomCom are indicated by asterisks (*) in the lists below. Other members are continuing their existing terms.
The new IAB and IESG will be officially seated during the upcoming IETF 122 meeting scheduled to be held on 15-21 March 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. New members of the IETF Trust and IETF LLC Board will be seated at the next meetings of the respective bodies.
Internet Architecture Board
The IAB provides oversight and commentary on aspects of the Internet’s technical architecture. IAB members beginning with the IETF 122 meeting will be:
- Matthew Bocci, Nokia
- Roman Danyliw, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) (as IETF Chair)
- Dhruv Dhody*, Huawei
- Jana Iyengar*, Fastly
- Cullen Jennings, Cisco
- Suresh Krishnan, Cisco
- Mirja Kühlewind, Ericsson
- Warren Kumari, Google
- Jason Livingood*, Comcast (1-year term)
- Mark Nottingham*, Cloudflare
- Tommy Pauly, Apple
- Alvaro Retana*, Futurewei
- Qin Wu, Huawei
Dirk Kutscher, incoming Chair of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), will serve as an ex-officio member of the IAB when he is seated during IETF 122. See the announcement on the IAB website for more information.
Internet Engineering Steering Group
The IESG is responsible for technical management of IETF activities and the Internet standards process, including final approval of specifications as Internet standards. The work of the IETF is organized into six technical areas and one administrative (general) area. The IESG consists of the area directors (ADs) for each area, who are each appointed for two-year terms. Members of the IESG beginning 20 March will be:
Applications and Real-Time (ART) Area
- Andy Newton*, ICANN
- Orie Steele, mesur.io
General (GEN) Area
- Roman Danyliw, CMU
Internet (INT) Area
- Erik Kline, Aalyria
- Éric Vyncke, Cisco
Operations and Management (OPS) Area
- Mohamed Boucadair*, Orange
- Mahesh Jethanandani, Arrcus
Routing (RTG) Area
- Jim Guichard*, FutureWei
- Ketan Talaulikar*, Cisco
- Gunter Van de Velde, Nokia
Security (SEC) Area
- Deb Cooley, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- Paul Wouters, Aiven
Web and Internet Transport (WIT)
- Mike Bishop*, Akamai Technologies (2-year term)
- Gorry Fairhurst*, University of Aberdeen (1-year term)
In addition to his role as the Area Director for the General Area, Roman Danyliw will serve as the IETF Chair. The IAB Chair also serves as an ex-officio member of the IESG. More information is available on the IESG webpage.
IETF Administration LLC Board of Directors
The IETF Administration LLC (IETF LLC) provides the corporate legal home for the IETF, the IAB, and the IRTF. Responsibilities of the IETF LLC include: supporting the ongoing operations of the IETF, managing the IETF's finances and budget, raising money on behalf of the IETF, and establishing and enforcing policies. Members of the IETF LLC Board of Directors are:
- Roman Danyliew (IESG appointee)
- Mirjam Kühne, Chair (NomCom appointee)
- George Michaelson (NomCom appointee)
- Shauna Turner (NomCom appointee)
The Internet Society appointee to the IETF LLC Board is expected to be announced shortly.
IETF Trust
The IETF Trust acquires, holds, maintains and licenses intellectual property and other property used in connection with the Internet standards process. IETF Trustees are:
- Jon Peterson (NomCom appointee)
- Kristin Berdan (IESG appointee)
- Glenn Deen, Chair (NomCom appointee)
- Victor Kuarsingh (Internet Society appointee)
- Wendy Seltzer (NomCom appointee)
A Word from the Nominating Committee
The 2024-2025 IETF Nominating Committee (NomCom) ) extends its appreciation for the community’s input and assistance throughout the nominating process. They also thank everyone who offered suggestions, nominations, and feedback—it has been invaluable. The NomCom congratulates all those selected and look forward to their contributions to the IETF.