Libra Association appoints its newly created Board of Directors and discloses its basic governance structure

– SWITZERLAND, Geneva –   Libra Association today announced that the 21 initial members of the Libra Association formally signed onto the Libra Association charter, formalized the Libra Association council, elected the Board of Directors, and appointed members of the Libra Association executive team.

The meeting included representatives from the following organizations, who have now signed onto the Libra Association charter: Anchorage, Mercy Corps, Andreessen Horowitz, PayU, Bison Trails Co., Ribbit Capital, Breakthrough Initiatives, L.P., Spotify AB, Calibra, Inc., Thrive Capital, Coinbase, Inc., Uber Technologies, Inc., Creative Destruction Lab, Union Square Ventures, Farfetch UK Limited, Vodafone, Iliad, Women’s World Banking, Kiva Microfunds, Xapo Holdings Limited, Lyft, Inc.

In signing onto the Libra charter, these organization representatives became the initial members of the Libra Council, the body responsible for the governance of the Libra Association.

In this meeting, the Libra Council also appointed a board of directors, which includes the following individuals:

• Matthew Davie (Kiva Microfunds);
• Patrick Ellis (PayU);
• Katie Haun (Andreessen Horowitz);
• David Marcus (Calibra, Inc.);
• Wences Casares (Xapo Holdings Limited).

The Libra board then voted on and officially appointed the initial Association staff:

• Bertrand Perez, COO and Interim Managing Director;
• Dante Disparte, Head of Policy and Communications;
• Kurt Hemecker, Head of Business Development.

Since the Libra project was announced on June 18, 2019, it has generated excitement around the world. The Libra Association confirmed that over 1,500 entities have indicated interest in joining the Libra project effort, and approximately 180 entities have met the preliminary membership criteria shared at libra.org.

The Association is eager to pursue its mission of building a better payment network, broadening access to essential financial services, and lowering costs for billions of people who need it the most. As an association, members will continue critical work with applicable regulators around the world, begin the important process of standing up a governance and policy structure and create a transparent membership criteria and admissions process that will be applied in a uniform and non-discriminatory manner to begin welcoming the first wave of new members.

For more information, visit libra.org