Accountable to the membership

Any individual or organization that complies with the GBA Ethics Statement and Code of Conduct can become a member. Members vote for GBA Electors and can earn GBA Tokens, which carry voting rights on ballot initiatives proposed by the Governance Working Group.

Twenty-one Electors are chosen by the members and in turn elect the Board of Directors. Becoming an Elector requires endorsement by two-thirds of the Regional Leads, Working Group Leads, Executive Committee, Board of Directors and other Electors.

Responsible for strategic direction and oversight of the Operational Team, and for ensuring GBA satisfies its legal, statutory and regulatory obligations under the GBA Bylaws.

Appointed by the Board, the Operational Team supports members in chapters and working groups. The Executive Director convenes monthly meetings with working group and chapter leaders — three calls each first Saturday, so leaders in every region can attend.

GBA working groups are beginning a journey toward distributed autonomous governance as a proof of concept, with the intention of extending these principles as the technology and practice mature.