November 2025 Videoconference
Meeting Details
Agenda
CALL TO ORDER
Board Members
- Ricardo Griffith
- Steve Springett
- Harold Blankenship
- Sam Stepanyan
- Ashwini Siddhi
- Avi Douglen
- Diego Silva Martins
Guests
- Andrew van der Stock
- Dawn Aitken
- Lauren Thomas
- Hayden Corry
- Starr Brown
- Christian Capellan
- Stacey Ebbs
- Heather Kennedy
- Chris Barbeau
- Leea Hudson-Wilson
CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ANTI-TRUST STATEMENT
As the Board consists of individuals from many competing organizations, OWASP and its Board shall abide by all applicable anti-trust and competition laws. To avoid any perceived or actual conflict of interest, or anti-trust concerns under US federal, state, or regulations, only the published agenda shall be discussed or voted upon, or amended as below. If there are any conflicts of interest, Board members are expected to disclose the conflict of interest and must recuse themselves from discussion and voting.
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
Changes to the agenda - unless otherwise prohibited by anti-trust or competition laws - including adding, altering, or tabling of motions is permitted by following Roberts Rules of Order (RONR 12th Ed) 41:63, which requires an affirmative two-thirds vote.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
PRE-READING MATERIAL
- OWASP Foundation Board Summary
- Finance Management Report - video
- Finance Management Report - PDF
- Finance Cash Flow Forecast
- Finance Aged AR Summary
Committee Reports
Izar Tarandach and Aruneesh to provide an update on the Marketing Working Group or Committee.
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion of the 2026 Budget draft
Background Charity CFO and Andrew van der Stock will lead a discussion on the draft budget for 2026, including key initiatives, projected revenues, and expenses.
Motion to approve Board of Directors Policy
Background Avi Douglen has led a proposed change to the Election policy, creating a Board of Directors Policy, creating a new draft policy for consideration. This policy has received feedback from the community, which has been incorporated into the current draft by the Policy Review Team. The new policy proposes stronger qualifications for candidates, conflict-of-interest clarifications, and ranked-choice voting (STV). The director qualifications in the new policy is not applicable to the 2025 elections for Director qualifications, but the new seating procedure will be used for the 2026 Directors.
Motion “Resolved, that the Board approves the Board of Directors Policy, replacing the existing Election Policy, effective immediately.”
NB - ajv: The following two motions also need to be added to the order of business to finalize the implementation:
Motions to amend the bylaws: “Resolved, the OWASP Foundation Bylaws are amended to reflect the change from the Election Policy to the Board of Directors Policy, including removing references to the old Election Policy, effective immediately.”
Motion to approve the antitrust policy “Resolved, that the Board approves the Antitrust Policy, which is required to ensure compliance with US antitrust laws, effective immediately.”
Discussion on infrastructure for working groups
Background Andrew van der Stock will lead a discussion on the formation of working groups within OWASP, their purpose, structure, and how they can contribute to the organization’s goals.
Discussion on creation of an Audit Committee
Background Ricardo Griffith will lead a discussion on the potential formation of an Audit Committee within the Board of Directors to oversee financial reporting, compliance, and risk management.
Discussion on the 25th Anniversary of OWASP
Background Andrew van der Stock will discuss plans and initiatives to celebrate the 25th anniversary of OWASP in 2026, including events, marketing campaigns, and community engagement activities.
Tentative discussion on MITRE CAPEC
Background Avi Douglen will lead a tentative discussion on the MITRE CAPEC (Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification) project, its relevance to OWASP, and potential collaboration opportunities.
Executive Session
Background The Board may enter into an executive session to discuss sensitive matters.
COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND OTHER BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT
Adjournment motion
The next general Board meeting is on December 16 2025, at 9 am US Eastern Time.
“It is moved, and seconded to adjourn. Those in favor, say “aye””
Sponsor: Chair Second: TBA