Team - Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a network of staff, board, emeritus, advisory council, audit committee, and affiliates around the world.

Lawrence Lessig

Founder / Board Member Emeritus

Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law… More
Ryan Merkley

CEO

Ryan is the CEO at CC. More
Molly Van Houweling

Board Chair

Associate Dean, J.D. Curriculum and Teaching / Co-Director, Berkeley Center… More

Our Staff

Sophine Clachar

Data Engineer

Sophine Clachar is a Data Engineer at Creative Commons. More
Breno Ferreira

Front End Engineer

Breno is a front-end engineer at Creative Commons More
Kriti Godey

Director of Engineering

Kriti shipped her first website when she was ten years… More
Cable Green

Director of Open Education

a leading advocate for open education content, practices & policy More
Jennie Rose Halperin

Senior Communications Manager

Jennie crafts delightful communications for Creative Commons. More
Ryan Merkley

CEO

Ryan is the CEO at CC. More
Mari Moreshead

Director of People & Operations

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Simeon Oriko

Network Manager

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Alden Page

Software Engineer

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Jane Park

Director of Product and Research

Jane leads the strategy, design, and implementation of CC’s product… More
Alison Pearce

Events & Operations Manager

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Sarah Pearson

Senior Counsel

Sarah helps to provide legal support to Creative Commons More
Diane Peters

General Counsel / Corporate Secretary

Diane directs the organization’s legal strategy, affairs, projects and legal… More
Eva Rogers

Development Manager

Eva connects current and future funders with CC to advance… More
Claudio Ruiz

Director of Ecosystem Strategy

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Hugo Solar

Web Developer

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Eric Steuer

Creative Director

Eric works with artists, media companies, tech developers, and cultural… More
Whitney Valentine-Wafer

Director of Finance

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Jami Vass

Director of Development

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Timothy Vollmer

Senior Manager, Public Policy

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Jennryn Wetzler

Assistant Director, Open Education

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Timid Robot Zehta

Core Systems Manager

Their responsibilities include Systems Administration and Information Technology. They work… More

Our Board

Ben Adida

Ben Adida is director of engineering at Clever. More
Renata Avila

Renata Avila is a human rights lawyer specialised in Intellectual… More
Amy Brand

Amy Brand is Director of the MIT Press, one of… More
Delia Browne

Audit Committee Chair

Delia Browne is a highly respected copyright lawyer and policy… More
Ryan Merkley

CEO

Ryan is the CEO at CC. More
Johnathan Nightingale

Johnathan Nightingale is the Chief Product Officer at Hubba, and… More
Ruth Okediji

Ruth Okediji is William L. Prosser professor of law at… More
Diane Peters

General Counsel / Corporate Secretary

Diane directs the organization’s legal strategy, affairs, projects and legal… More
Thomas Rubin

Vice Chair

Thomas C. Rubin is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard… More
Molly Van Houweling

Board Chair

Associate Dean, J.D. Curriculum and Teaching / Co-Director, Berkeley Center… More

Emeritus

Lawrence Lessig

Founder / Board Member Emeritus

Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law… More

Advisory Council

John Abele

John Abele, founding chairman, retired, of Boston Scientific Corporation, is… More
Hal Abelson

Hal Abelson is Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, and… More
Paul Brest

Paul Brest is emeritus professor and former dean of Stanford… More
Michael Carroll

Michael W. Carroll is a Visiting Professor of Law at… More
Dorothy Gordon

Dorothy Gordon is the Director-General of Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre… More
Joi Ito

Joichi Ito is the Director of the MIT Media Lab. More
Paul Keller

Paul Keller is vice-chair of Kennisland, an Amsterdam-based think-tank focused… More
Lawrence Lessig

Founder / Board Member Emeritus

Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law… More
Laurie Racine

Laurie Racine is co-founder and President of dotSUB, a young… More
Eric Saltzman

A 1972 graduate of Harvard Law School, Eric F. Saltzman… More
Kate Spelman

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Christopher Thorne

Christopher Thorne is the executive chairman of Broadline Principle Capital,… More
Jimmy Wales

The co-founder of the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit corporation which… More
Esther Wojcicki

Vice Chair

Esther Wojcicki has been teaching Journalism and English at Palo… More
Jongso Yoon

Jongsoo (Jay) Yoon is serving as a presiding judge at… More

Audit Committee

Amy Brand

Amy Brand is Director of the MIT Press, one of… More
Delia Browne

Audit Committee Chair

Delia Browne is a highly respected copyright lawyer and policy… More
Thomas Rubin

Vice Chair

Thomas C. Rubin is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard… More
Molly Van Houweling

Board Chair

Associate Dean, J.D. Curriculum and Teaching / Co-Director, Berkeley Center… More

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