Create the Responsible AI Executive Committee

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17 Jun 2026 ¶

 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best
 interests of the Foundation and consistent with the
 Foundation's purpose to appoint an officer and create an
 executive committee responsible for providing the Foundation
 and PMCs access to AI models and tooling including
 project-level ecosystem support, community engagement, and
 global participation.

 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the office of "Vice
 President, Responsible AI" be and hereby is created, the person
 holding such office to serve at the direction of the Board of
 Directors, and to have responsibility for providing the
 Foundation and PMCs access to AI models and tooling including
 project-level ecosystem support, community engagement, and
 global participation.

 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Jeff Genender be and hereby is
 appointed to the office of Vice President, Responsible AI, to
 serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the
 Board of Directors until death, resignation, retirement,
 removal or disqualification, or until a successor is appointed.

 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the "Responsible AI Committee" be
 and hereby is created, the members of which to serve at the
 direction of the Board of Directors, and to have responsibility
 for providing the Foundation and PMCs access to AI models and
 tooling including project-level ecosystem support, community
 engagement, and global participation.

 RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and
 hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the
 Responsible AI Committee:

   * Danny Angus <danny@apache.org>
   * Zili Chen <tison@apache.org>
   * Bertrand Delacretaz <bdelacretaz@apache.org>
   * Bruno Demion <milamber@apache.org>
   * C David "Dave" Fisher <wave@apache.org>
   * Jeff Genender <jgenender@apache.org>
   * Qiang Guo <kirs@apache.org>
   * Sally Khudairi <sk@apache.org>
   * Chris Lambertus <cml@apache.org>
   * Justin Mclean <jmclean@apache.org>
   * Alexandru-Robert Munteanu <rombert@apache.org>
   * Andrew Musselman <akm@apache.org>
   * Craig L Russell <clr@apache.org>
   * Greg Stein <gstein@apache.org>
   * Henri Yandell <bayard@apache.org>
   * Kanchana Welagedara <kanchana@apache.org>

 Special Order 7B, Create the Responsible AI Executive Committee,
 was tabled.