Responsibilities
Members of the Foundation’s Board of Directors support our work by providing mission-aligned oversight and strategic governance. While day-to-day operations are led by GitLab Foundation’s CEO and team members, the Board-CEO relationship is a partnership, and active involvement of the Board is critical and expected.
Board members are expected to:
- Review agendas and supporting materials prior to meetings
- Prioritize and attend the organization’s board meetings and committee meetings
- Serve on at least one committee
- Meet with the Foundation’s CEO a minimum of one time between each board meeting
- Stay actively informed about the organization’s history, mission, vision, goals, by-laws, challenges, current operations, and work
- Conduct oversight of the organization’s strategy
- Oversee and approve the organization's annual budget, audit reports, and material business decisions; be informed of, and meet, all legal and fiduciary responsibilities
- Review outcomes of the organization by evaluating its impact and measuring its performance and effectiveness
- Evaluate the performance of the President & CEO
- Advocate for the organization by supporting it publicly
- Assist the President & CEO and in identifying, recruiting and onboarding other board members
- Sign and adhere to an annual Conflict of Interest Statement that covers Board conflicts of interest and other expectations
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Current members of the Board of Directors
Meetings
Committees
Board Committees