# Intersect committees

Intersect is designed to be steered by its members, ensuring Cardano's future is community-led. Elected members provide this direction through standing committees, where they take an active role in shaping Cardano's development.

Intersect has seven standing committees and a steering committee made up of the chairs of the other seven. These committees handle specialized areas like civics, membership and community, technical steering, open source, product development, budget oversight, and growth and marketing.

If changes are required, the [governing board](https://docs.intersectmbo.org/intersect-knowledge-base/intersect-overview/intersects-structure/intersect-governance) will review proposed changes and support the membership.

Working groups typically roll up into one of the eight committees. Working groups are, for the most part, temporary functions that support a committees' wider objectives or to expand expertise by seeking contributions from outside of Intersect. Working groups can be on any subject and are by nature less formal than standing committees.

## Current Committees at Intersect:

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h4><strong>Intersect Steering Committee</strong></h4></td><td>This Committee is responsible for providing structure and direction to Intersect and its internal governance.</td><td><a href="broken-reference">Broken file</a></td><td><a href="https://steeringcommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/">https://steeringcommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><strong>Membership &#x26; Community Committee</strong></h4></td><td>This Committee is focused on maintaining and improving the membership offering and member's engagement.</td><td><a href="broken-reference">Broken file</a></td><td><a href="https://membershipcommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/">https://membershipcommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><strong>Cardano Civics Committee</strong></h4></td><td>This Committee is focused on all the topics related to Cardano's Governance.</td><td><a href="broken-reference">Broken file</a></td><td><a href="https://civicscommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/">https://civicscommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><strong>Cardano Budget Committee</strong></h4></td><td>This Committee is focused on all topics related to Cardano treasury and budget management.</td><td><a href="broken-reference">Broken file</a></td><td><a href="https://budgetcommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/">https://budgetcommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><strong>Cardano Product Committee</strong></h4></td><td>This Committee is focus on Cardano as the product, working on long term vision and strategy.</td><td><a href="broken-reference">Broken file</a></td><td><a href="https://productcommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/">https://productcommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><strong>Technical Steering Committee</strong></h4></td><td>This Committee is focused on Cardano Technical topics.</td><td><a href="broken-reference">Broken file</a></td><td><a href="https://technicalsteeringcommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/">https://technicalsteeringcommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><strong>Open Source Committee</strong></h4></td><td>This Committee is focused on the Open Source side of Cardano including the dApps built on it.</td><td><a href="broken-reference">Broken file</a></td><td><a href="https://opensourcecommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/">https://opensourcecommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><strong>Growth &#x26; Marketing Committee</strong></h4></td><td>This Committee is focused on Cardano's overall growth with focus on the marketing side.</td><td><a href="broken-reference">Broken file</a></td><td><a href="https://marketingcommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/">https://marketingcommittee.docs.intersectmbo.org/</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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