Creative Commons is a network of staff, board, emeritus, advisory council, audit committee, and affiliates around the world.
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Paul BrestChairPaul Brest is emeritus professor and former dean of Stanford… More -
Lawrence LessigFounder / Board Member EmeritusLawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law… More -
Ryan MerkleyCEORyan is Chief Executive Officer at Creative Commons. He joined… More
Our Staff
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Gwen FranckRegional Coordinator – EuropeCoordinates CC activities in Europe More -
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Cable GreenDirector of Open Educationa leading advocate for open licensing policies in education More -
Jennie Rose HalperinCommunications ManagerJennie crafts delightful communications for Creative Commons. More -
Rebecca LendlDirector of DevelopmentRebecca leads the organization’s fundraising and advancement efforts More - Ryan MerkleyCEORyan is Chief Executive Officer at Creative Commons. He joined… More
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Mari MoresheadSenior AdministratorMari comes to CC after three years at the Mozilla… More -
Rob MyersSoftware DeveloperRob leads the creation of technologies and tools to help… More -
SooHyun PaeRegional Coordinator – Asia-PacificCoordinates activities is the Asia Pacific region More - Jane ParkDirector of Platforms and PartnershipsJane leads CC’s work with platforms to create a more… More
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Sarah PearsonSenior CounselSarah helps to provide legal support to Creative Commons More -
Diane PetersGeneral Counsel / Corporate SecretaryDiane directs the organization’s legal strategy, affairs and projects, and… More -
Eva RogersDevelopment ManagerEva connects current and future funders with CC to advance… More -
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Tobias SchonwetterRegional Coordinator – AfricaTobias is the legal lead of Creative Commons South Africa… More -
Scott SeethalerDirector of Finance and OperationsDirects CC finance and operations More -
Paul StaceyAssociate Director of Global LearningSupports adoption and use of Creative Commons. More -
Eric SteuerDirector of Content and CommunityEric works with artists, media companies, tech developers, and cultural… More -
Timothy VollmerManager, Public PolicyTimothy coordinates public policy positions More -
Naeema ZarifReigonal Coordinator - MENARegional Coordinator for MENA More
Our Board
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Renata AvilaRenata Avila is a human rights lawyer specialised in Intellectual… More - Paul BrestChairPaul Brest is emeritus professor and former dean of Stanford… More
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Dorothy GordonDorothy Gordon is the Director-General of Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre… More -
Paul KellerPaul Keller is vice-chair of Kennisland, an Amsterdam-based think-tank focused… More - Ryan MerkleyCEORyan is Chief Executive Officer at Creative Commons. He joined… More
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Johnathan NightingaleJohnathan Nightingale is the Chief Product Officer at Hubba, and… More - Diane PetersGeneral Counsel / Corporate SecretaryDiane directs the organization’s legal strategy, affairs and projects, and… More
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Thomas RubinThomas C. Rubin is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard… More -
Kate SpelmanKatherine C. Spelman is a Shareholder at Lane Powell and… More -
Christopher ThorneVice ChairChristopher Thorne is the executive chairman of Broadline Principle Capital,… More -
Jongso YoonJongsoo (Jay) Yoon is serving as a presiding judge at… More
Emeritus
- Lawrence LessigFounder / Board Member EmeritusLawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law… More
Advisory Council
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John AbeleJohn Abele, founding chairman, retired, of Boston Scientific Corporation, is… More -
Hal AbelsonHal Abelson is Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, and… More -
Michael CarrollMichael W. Carroll is a Visiting Professor of Law at… More -
Catherine CasserlyCatherine Casserly is a former CEO of Creative Commons. She… More -
Brian FitzgeraldBrian Fitzgerald is Professor of Intellectual Property and Innovation at… More -
Sue GardnerSue Gardner has been described as the librarian to the… More -
Spencer HymanSpencer Hyman is an entrepreneur and investor in internet technology,… More -
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Mohamed NanabhayMohamed Nanabhay was the Head of Online at Al Jazeera… More -
Laurie RacineLaurie Racine is co-founder and President of dotSUB, a young… More -
Eric SaltzmanA 1972 graduate of Harvard Law School, Eric F. Saltzman… More -
Annette ThomasAnnette Thomas is CEO of Macmillan Publishers Ltd, a company… More -
Jimmy WalesThe co-founder of the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit corporation which… More -
Esther WojcickiVice ChairEsther Wojcicki has been teaching Journalism and English at Palo… More -
Molly van HouwelingFormerly the Executive Director of Creative Commons and a fellow… More
Audit Committee
- Dorothy GordonDorothy Gordon is the Director-General of Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre… More
- Johnathan NightingaleJohnathan Nightingale is the Chief Product Officer at Hubba, and… More
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