Team - Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a network of staff, board, emeritus, advisory council, audit committee, and affiliates around the world.

Paul Brest

Chair

Paul Brest is emeritus professor and former dean of Stanford… More
Lawrence Lessig

Founder / Board Member Emeritus

Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law… More
Ryan Merkley

CEO

Ryan is Chief Executive Officer at Creative Commons. He joined… More

Our Staff

Gwen Franck

Regional Coordinator – Europe

Coordinates CC activities in Europe More
Alex Gakuru

Regional Coordinator – Africa

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Cable Green

Director of Open Education

a leading advocate for open licensing policies in education More
Jennie Rose Halperin

Communications Manager

Jennie crafts delightful communications for Creative Commons. More
Rebecca Lendl

Director of Development

Rebecca leads the organization’s fundraising and advancement efforts More
Ryan Merkley

CEO

Ryan is Chief Executive Officer at Creative Commons. He joined… More
Mari Moreshead

Senior Administrator

Mari comes to CC after three years at the Mozilla… More
Rob Myers

Software Developer

Rob leads the creation of technologies and tools to help… More
SooHyun Pae

Regional Coordinator – Asia-Pacific

Coordinates activities is the Asia Pacific region More
Jane Park

Director of Platforms and Partnerships

Jane leads CC’s work with platforms to create a more… More
Sarah Pearson

Senior Counsel

Sarah helps to provide legal support to Creative Commons More
Diane Peters

General Counsel / Corporate Secretary

Diane directs the organization’s legal strategy, affairs and projects, and… More
Eva Rogers

Development Manager

Eva connects current and future funders with CC to advance… More
Claudio Ruiz

Regional Coordinator – Latin America

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Tobias Schonwetter

Regional Coordinator – Africa

Tobias is the legal lead of Creative Commons South Africa… More
Scott Seethaler

Director of Finance and Operations

Directs CC finance and operations More
Paul Stacey

Associate Director of Global Learning

Supports adoption and use of Creative Commons. More
Eric Steuer

Director of Content and Community

Eric works with artists, media companies, tech developers, and cultural… More
Timothy Vollmer

Manager, Public Policy

Timothy coordinates public policy positions More
Naeema Zarif

Reigonal Coordinator - MENA

Regional Coordinator for MENA More

Our Board

Ben Adida

Ben Adida is director of engineering at Clever. More
Renata Avila

Renata Avila is a human rights lawyer specialised in Intellectual… More
Paul Brest

Chair

Paul Brest is emeritus professor and former dean of Stanford… More
Dorothy Gordon

Dorothy Gordon is the Director-General of Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre… More
Paul Keller

Paul Keller is vice-chair of Kennisland, an Amsterdam-based think-tank focused… More
Ryan Merkley

CEO

Ryan is Chief Executive Officer at Creative Commons. He joined… More
Johnathan Nightingale

Johnathan Nightingale is the Chief Product Officer at Hubba, and… More
Diane Peters

General Counsel / Corporate Secretary

Diane directs the organization’s legal strategy, affairs and projects, and… More
Thomas Rubin

Thomas C. Rubin is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard… More
Kate Spelman

Katherine C. Spelman is a Shareholder at Lane Powell and… More
Christopher Thorne

Vice Chair

Christopher Thorne is the executive chairman of Broadline Principle Capital,… More
Jongso Yoon

Jongsoo (Jay) Yoon is serving as a presiding judge at… More

Emeritus

Lawrence Lessig

Founder / Board Member Emeritus

Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law… More

Advisory Council

John Abele

John Abele, founding chairman, retired, of Boston Scientific Corporation, is… More
Hal Abelson

Hal Abelson is Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, and… More
Michael Carroll

Michael W. Carroll is a Visiting Professor of Law at… More
Catherine Casserly

Catherine Casserly is a former CEO of Creative Commons. She… More
Brian Fitzgerald

Brian Fitzgerald is Professor of Intellectual Property and Innovation at… More
Sue Gardner

Sue Gardner has been described as the librarian to the… More
Spencer Hyman

Spencer Hyman is an entrepreneur and investor in internet technology,… More
Joi Ito

Joichi Ito is the Director of the MIT Media Lab. More
Mohamed Nanabhay

Mohamed Nanabhay was the Head of Online at Al Jazeera… More
Laurie Racine

Laurie Racine is co-founder and President of dotSUB, a young… More
Eric Saltzman

A 1972 graduate of Harvard Law School, Eric F. Saltzman… More
Annette Thomas

Annette Thomas is CEO of Macmillan Publishers Ltd, a company… More
Jimmy Wales

The co-founder of the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit corporation which… More
Esther Wojcicki

Vice Chair

Esther Wojcicki has been teaching Journalism and English at Palo… More
Molly van Houweling

Formerly the Executive Director of Creative Commons and a fellow… More

Audit Committee

Dorothy Gordon

Dorothy Gordon is the Director-General of Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre… More
Johnathan Nightingale

Johnathan Nightingale is the Chief Product Officer at Hubba, and… More

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