Luis Villa

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I'm a lawyer, community builder, and executive who draws on my experience as an open…

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  • Creative Commons Graphic

    Board Member

    Creative Commons

    - Present 1 year 2 months

    Arts and Culture

    I am bringing my experience in climate data, AI, and open communities to the board of Creative Commons. Beyond helping with those areas, I serve on the Audit Committee.

  • California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund Graphic

    Board Member and Secretary

    California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund

    - Present 3 years 4 months

    Poverty Alleviation

    As a Californian, I am deeply concerned with the housing cost crisis, and related environmental problems of sprawl and water usage. CalHDF works to address all of these issues by helping enforce state housing law against cities that attempt to block the construction of new, dense housing.

    As a CalHDF board member, my goal is to use my diverse non-profit experience to support the organization, with a focus on organizational maturity and strategy.

  • Board Member

    OpenET

    - Present 2 years 3 months

    Environment

    I serve on the board of OpenET (openetdata.org), a non-profit that provides easily accessible satellite-based estimates of evapotranspiration (ET) for improved water management across the western United States. Evapotranspiration is a key part of the water cycle in the Colorado River Basin and around the world. Making accurate, high-quality data on evapotranspiration openly available, particularly to policy-makers and farmers, will create change and efficiency to help the West address climate…

    I serve on the board of OpenET (openetdata.org), a non-profit that provides easily accessible satellite-based estimates of evapotranspiration (ET) for improved water management across the western United States. Evapotranspiration is a key part of the water cycle in the Colorado River Basin and around the world. Making accurate, high-quality data on evapotranspiration openly available, particularly to policy-makers and farmers, will create change and efficiency to help the West address climate change.

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    Director

    Open Source Initiative (OSI)

    - 3 years 1 month

    Science and Technology

    I was selected to the OSI's Board of Directors as a representative of the organization's affiliate members. While serving a full term on the board, I served as chair of the Licensing Committee, responsible for maintaining the Open Source Definition and approving or rejecting new licenses.

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    Invited Expert, Patents and Standards Interest Group

    W3C

    - 3 years

    Science and Technology

    As an invited expert, I advised the W3C on the interaction of standards and IP, particularly open source licensing.

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    Director

    GNOME Foundation

    - 7 years

    Science and Technology

    [I actually served twice, from 2002-2005 and from 2007-2009.]

    As an elected member of the GNOME Foundation board, I handled a wide variety of tasks, including managing and hiring Executive Directors, working on legal matters, and advising the organization on strategy.

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    Member, Legal Working Group

    OpenStreetMap Foundation

    - Present 8 years 5 months

    I participate in the Open Street Map Foundation's Legal Working Group.

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  • The State Bar of California

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