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The Kubernetes Steering Committee
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The Kubernetes Steering Committee
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/kubernetes/steering
- Owner: kubernetes
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2017-08-16T20:24:50.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-16T14:49:49.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-28T14:11:25.455Z (3 months ago)
- Homepage:
- Size: 243 KB
- Stars: 89
- Watchers: 43
- Forks: 63
- Open Issues: 13
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: code-of-conduct.md
- Security: SECURITY.md
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# Steering Committee
## Members
The Steering Committee is a 7 member body, overseeing the governance of the
Kubernetes project. See the [Steering Committee Charter](charter.md) for
specific committee structure information.
### Term ends in October 2026
| Name | Profile | Affiliation |
| ---- | ------- | ----------- |
| Antonio Ojea | **[@aojea](https://github.com/aojea)** | Google |
| Benjamin Elder | **[@BenTheElder](https://github.com/bentheelder)** | Google |
| Sascha Grunert | **[@saschagrunert](https://github.com/saschagrunert)** | Red Hat |
### Term ends in October 2025
| Name | Profile | Affiliation |
| ---- | ------- | ----------- |
| Maciej Szulik | **[@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh)** | Defense Unicorns |
| Paco Xu 徐俊杰 | **[@pacoxu](https://github.com/pacoxu)** | DaoCloud |
| Patrick Ohly | **[@pohly](https://github.com/pohly)** | Intel |
| Stephen Augustus | **[@justaugustus](https://github.com/justaugustus)** | Bloomberg |
### Emeritus
| Name | Profile |
| ---- | ------- |
| Aaron Crickenberger | **[@spiffxp](https://github.com/spiffxp)** |
| Bob Killen | **[@mrbobbytables](https://github.com/mrbobbytables)** |
| Brandon Philips | **[@philips](https://github.com/philips)** |
| Brendan Burns | **[@brendandburns](https://github.com/brendandburns)** |
| Brian Grant | **[@bgrant0607](https://github.com/bgrant0607)** |
| Carlos Tadeu Panato Jr. | **[@cpanato](https://github.com/cpanato)** |
| Christoph Blecker | **[@cblecker](https://github.com/cblecker)** |
| Clayton Coleman | **[@smarterclayton](https://github.com/smarterclayton)** |
| Davanum Srinivas | **[@dims](https://github.com/dims)** |
| Derek Carr | **[@derekwaynecarr](https://github.com/derekwaynecarr)** |
| Joe Beda | **[@jbeda](https://github.com/jbeda)** |
| Jordan Liggitt | **[@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)** |
| Lachlan Evenson | **[@lachie83](https://github.com/lachie83)** |
| Michelle Dhanani | **[@michelleN](https://github.com/michelleN)** |
| Nabarun Pal | **[@palnabarun](https://github.com/palnabarun)** |
| Nikhita Raghunath | **[@nikhita](https://github.com/nikhita)** |
| Paris Pittman | **[@parispittman](https://github.com/parispittman)** |
| Phillip Wittrock | **[@pwittrock](https://github.com/pwittrock)** |
| Quinton Hoole | **[@quinton-hoole](https://github.com/quinton-hoole)** |
| Sarah Novotny | **[@sarahnovotny](https://github.com/sarahnovotny)** |
| Tim Hockin | **[@thockin](https://github.com/thockin)** |
| Tim Pepper | **[@tpepper](https://github.com/tpepper)** |
| Timothy St. Clair | **[@timothysc](https://github.com/timothysc)** |
## Kubernetes CNCF Governing Board Representative
The Kubernetes Project is granted one of the two [Developer Representative]
seats on the [CNCF Governing Board]. This seat may be held by current and
former Kubernetes Steering Members and is elected to a two year term.
| Name | Profile | Term |
| ---- | ------- | ---- |
| Christoph Blecker | **[@cblecker](https://github.com/cblecker)** | 2025 |
### Emeritus Kubernetes CNCF Governing Board Representatives
| Name | Profile |
| ---- | ------- |
| Michelle Dhanani | **[@michelleN](https://github.com/michelleN)** |
| Paris Pittman | **[@parispittman](https://github.com/parispittman)** |
[Developer Representative]: https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/main/maintainers-election-policy.md#developer-representation-on-the-cncf-gb
[CNCF Governing Board]: https://www.cncf.io/people/governing-board/
## CNCF Representative
There are various cases when the Steering Committee may require interactions
with CNCF, so a dedicated person from the CNCF Staff acts a primary
communication point between Steering and CNCF.
| Name | Profile |
| ---- | ------- |
| Jeff Sica | **[@jeefy](https://github.com/jeefy)** |
For more details on the relationship between Steering and CNCF, please see a
dedicated document [Relationship with the CNCF](operations/cncf-and-k8s.md).
## Communication Channels
- Public Slack: [#steering-committee](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/steering-committee)
- Mailing List: [email protected] ([archive](https://groups.google.com/a/kubernetes.io/forum/#!forum/steering))
- Private Mailing List: [email protected]
- [Open Community Issues/PRs](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/labels/committee%2Fsteering)
- GitHub Teams:
- [@kubernetes/steering-committee](https://github.com/orgs/kubernetes/teams/steering-committee) - General Discussion
### Private Communication Channels
The Steering Committee often deals with sensitive topics and has several
private slack channels to discuss and coordinate with our project representatives.
- `#steering-private` - Private channel for Steering Members
- `#steering-cncf-rep-private` - Private channel between Steering and the
current CNCF Representative.
- `#steering-gb-rep-private` - Private channel between Steering and the current
Kubernetes CNCF Governing Board Representative.
## Meetings
We have two meetings every month.
- We hold an open and recorded online meeting where the community is welcome to join the first Wednesday at 8am PT of every month if there is [quorum](charter.md#quorum).
- We have a closed and not recorded online meeting every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 8am PT if there is [quorum](charter.md#quorum).
### Resources
- [Recordings of our meetings](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAzgJRQxsdc&list=PL69nYSiGNLP1yP1B_nd9-drjoxp0Q14qM) are publicly available on youtube
- [Meeting notes](https://bit.ly/k8s-steering-wd) are available to members of the [kubernetes-dev mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kubernetes-dev)
## Projects
- [Charter](charter.md)
- [Backlog](https://github.com/orgs/kubernetes/projects/40)
### CNCF ServiceDesk access
The CNCF ServiceDesk policy for Kubernetes community is defined at [ServiceDesk](operations/service-desk.md).
## Top-level Accounts
The steering committee delegates ownership of various Kubernetes community accounts like GitHub, domain names, etc to SIGs and sub-projects. However, the committee also reserves top-level account access for service governance in some cases.
### Google Workspace
| Account | Owner |
| ------- | ----- |
| [email protected] | Stephen Augustus |
| [email protected] | Antonio Ojea |
| [email protected] | Maciej Szulik |