GIFCT is governed by an Operating Board made up of members from its founding companies: Meta (formerly Facebook), Microsoft, and YouTube. GIFCT is advised by an Independent Advisory Committee made up of representatives from civil society, government, and intergovernmental organizations.
Independent Advisory Committee
The Independent Advisory Committee guides the Operating Board, including through an annual report advising on organizational priorities and reflecting on previous performance. Independent Advisory Committee meetings are held in conjunction with meetings of the Operating Board. The Independent Advisory Committee includes a minority of members from government and inter-governmental entities and a majority drawn from civil society understood broadly to include, among others, advocacy groups, human rights specialists, foundations, researchers and technical experts. All government representatives must represent governments that are members of the Freedom Online Coalition. The Independent Advisory Committee chair will always be a non-governmental representative. The Operating Board periodically reviews and updates the composition of the Independent Advisory Committee, with the intent of maintaining continuity of the group, encouraging diverse thinking and representing the global community.
View the GIFCT IAC Terms of Reference.
Independent Advisory Committee Members
IAC Governance
Jonathan Russell (Violence Prevention Network), Chair
Vice-Chair
Secretariat
Civil Society
Individual Affiliation, Elonnai Hickok
Individual Affiliation, Maya Mirchandani
Individual Affiliation, Broderick McDonald
Individual Affiliation, Gavin Sullivan
Individual Affiliation, Sasha Havlicek
Individual Affiliation, Agustina Callegari
Individual Affiliation, Mehreen Farooq
Individual Affiliation, Adejoke Babington-Ashaye
Individual Affiliation, Sean Looney
RSIS, Benjamin Mok
Government
Government of Canada, Public Safety Canada
Government of France, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Government of New Zealand, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
Government of Australia, Department of Home Affairs
Government of Germany
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Intergovernmental
European Union, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs
United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate