# Intersect governance ## **The governing board** Intersect’s initial governing board had five member seats. To establish operations, three board members were appointed with representatives from seed funders and members, with [Input Output](#user-content-fn-1)[^1], Emurgo, and the Chief Operating Officer as interim on the third seat. The third seat was offered as an academic position to Wyoming University’s Blockchain Center of Excellence. The seed funder seats have a three-year term in consideration of funding given, while the academic seat had a one-year tenure. The remaining two seats were filled from Intersect’s membership, with elections held in October 2024. Following the 2025 elections, the Intersect governing board now comprises seven members, four of whom were elected by the membership. Among these elected members, two will serve one-year terms while two will serve two-year terms. This election represented a significant milestone: for the first time, members directly elected a majority of the Intersect governing board. ### **Governing board meetings** {% hint style="info" %} Intersect Board Meetings details can be found [here](https://app.gitbook.com/o/Prbm1mtkwSsGWSvG1Bfd/s/bVw0nkB0VdooZ7axo3Iu/) {% endhint %} ### **Contacting the Governing Board** The Governing Board can be contacted via ## **Intersect Professional Staff** Intersect is staffed by a team of experienced professionals with extensive exposure in the Cardano community. You can review teams and team members on the Intersect website ([here](https://www.intersectmbo.org/about-team)). Also below you can see the current org-chart. \[ORG CHART IS OBSOLETE]

May 2025 Org-chart

Intersect team structure is in a transition phase, so the above is an interim Org Chart and subject to change in near future. ## Intersect decision making process Intersect’s decision-making process provides a structured path for turning members and community ideas and proposals into actionable outcomes through working groups (WGs), Intersect committees, the internal team, and the Board. It ensures clarity, transparency, and appropriate escalation depending on the proposal’s impact level. This workflow helps us balance: * Members-driven input and proposals, * Strategic alignment across governance bodies, * Timely and effective operational execution. It is the result of discussions within the Intersect **Governance Working Group and Intersect Steering Committee**, with the goal of streamlining how decisions are made while preserving escalation, review, and transparency mechanisms. Review details [here](https://docs.intersectmbo.org/intersect-knowledge-base/legal/policies-and-conditions/intersect-members-policies/member-decision-making-process) [^1]: You might need to change to 'Input Output' --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.intersectmbo.org/intersect-knowledge-base/intersect-overview/intersects-structure/intersect-governance.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.