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The certification is valid through December 2025.</p> <p><a href="https://www.ngosource.org/about-equivalency-determination-on-file-badge" target="_blank"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/68/0c/680c0d27-c4cb-433c-aaf3-9475006e74a0/ngosource_ed_on_file_image.png" width="200px"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sect -tighten-2 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="block-txt"> <hr> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="headline -tighten-1 text-center False mb-20"> <h1 class="col-span-full px-3 py-5 font-bold text-left text-h2"> <p>Governance Structure</p> </h1> </div>  <div class="sect -tighten-2 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="block-txt"> <p>The CEO of the Open Knowledge Foundation is responsible to set the vision, strategy and goals for the <a href="https://okfn.org/en/who-we-are/team/" target="_blank">Team</a> to execute. With the support of the directive team, the CEO reports to the <a href="https://okfn.org/en/who-we-are/board/" target="_blank">Board of Directors</a> who are responsible for the financial and legal probity of the organisation.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sect -tighten-2 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="block-txt"> <hr> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="headline -tighten-1 text-center False mb-20"> <h1 class="col-span-full px-3 py-5 font-bold text-left text-h2"> <p>CEO</p> </h1> </div>  <div class="sect -tighten-2 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="block-txt"> <ul> <li><a href="https://okfn.org/en/who-we-are/team/#leadership" target="_blank">Renata Ávila Pinto</a> (since October 2021)</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sect -tighten-2 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="block-txt"> <hr> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="headline -tighten-1 text-center False mb-20"> <h1 class="col-span-full px-3 py-5 font-bold text-left text-h2"> <p>Board of Directors</p> </h1> </div>  <div class="sect -tighten-2 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="block-txt"> <ul> <li>Vanessa Barnett (Chair)</li> <li>Helen Turvey (Vice-Chair)</li> <li>Irina Bolychevsky</li> <li>Tim Hubbard</li> <li>Johnny West</li> </ul> <p>The full details about the Board members are available <a href="https://okfn.org/en/who-we-are/board/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sect mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="flex items-center md:flex-row flex-col justify-center gap-2 mb-10"> <a href="/en/who-we-are/board/#minutes" class="link-arrow-curved"> Board Meeting Minutes </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sect -tighten-2 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="block-txt"> <hr> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="headline -tighten-1 text-center False mb-20"> <h1 class="col-span-full px-3 py-5 font-bold text-left text-h2"> <p>Annual Accounts</p> </h1> </div>  <div class="sect -tighten-2 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="block-txt"> <p>The Foundation prepares annual accounts according to UK company standards. As of June 2011 our accounts are fully audited.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/25/b5/25b55c34-e41c-4131-8c0c-daa560559567/ye2022_signed_okfn_accounts.pdf" target="_blank">2022 Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/38/c4/38c4a01f-0350-4b27-8a31-e944c77c5394/ye2021_signed_okf_accounts.pdf" target="_blank">2021 Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/a6/19/a6190052-1cdf-4e9b-a598-b1e666bd3b97/2020_accounts.pdf" target="_blank">2020 Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/1e/12/1e128781-7ad8-451b-bd34-d3523a568ebb/2019accounts.pdf" target="_blank">2019 Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/ad/f5/adf548f5-75a9-4674-af71-1235b6438f81/cms_page_media61ye2018_okf_financial_accounts-signed.pdf" target="_blank">2018 Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/54/2f/542fd8c7-c589-4e0c-8fda-50dc5fa9e88a/cms_page_media61financial_accounts_-_dec_2017-audited.pdf" target="_blank">2017 Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/85/f0/85f0735a-2a32-40de-b171-1642de2b2636/cms_page_media61financial_accounts_-_dec_2016-audited.pdf" target="_blank">2016 Accounts - June-Dec</a></li> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/7d/44/7d4469bd-0cc5-4d53-9e35-c2329ec0391c/cms_page_media61financial_accounts_-_may_2016_-_audited.pdf" target="_blank">2016 Accounts - Jan-May</a></li> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/15/21/1521ccaa-b913-4c08-af16-e95755958704/cms_page_media61openknowledge-financialsignedaccountsreport-yemay2015.pdf" target="_blank">2015 Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/04/1e/041ede7c-7f2c-45a9-bd72-3cfcebcec93f/cms_page_media61openknowledgesignedyearendaccountsmay2014.pdf" target="_blank">2014 Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/36/fa/36fa1940-5515-472f-be7f-d6b0c7a6ba1c/cms_page_media61openknowledgefoundationsignedyearendaccountsmay2013.pdf" target="_blank">2013 Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/3d/90/3d90c13e-eb5e-4d10-ac90-0511b6d5ef3b/cms_page_media61okf-2012-accounts.pdf" target="_blank">2012 Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/a9/45/a945ccf3-a8e5-4fe6-ac3c-d1f007e56114/cms_page_media61okf-accounts-2011.pdf" target="_blank">2011 Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/c8/32/c8322bcc-0fdc-4d76-bebe-4556f9d2a138/cms_page_media61okf-accounts-2010.pdf" target="_blank">2010 Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/cb/9b/cb9b2058-ec1b-43a0-aa73-12ed142355b4/cms_page_media61okf-accounts-2009.pdf" target="_blank">2009 Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/filer_public/7a/98/7a98b343-f971-4f1e-bbf3-157d0583618a/cms_page_media61okf-accounts-2008.pdf" target="_blank">2008 Accounts</a></li> <li><a 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target="_blank">2020 report</a></li> <li><a href="https://2019.okfn.org/" target="_blank">2019 report</a></li> <li><a href="https://2018.okfn.org/" target="_blank">2018 report</a></li> <li><a href="https://2017.okfn.org/" target="_blank">2017 report</a></li> <li><a href="https://2016.okfn.org/" target="_blank">2016 report</a></li> <li><a href="https://2015.okfn.org/" target="_blank">2015 report</a></li> <li><a href="https://okfn.org/en/newsroom/annual-report-2013-2014/" target="_blank">2013-2014 report</a></li> <li><a href="https://okfn.org/en/newsroom/annual-report-2012-2013/" target="_blank">2012-2013 report</a></li> <li><a href="https://okfn.org/en/newsroom/annual-report-2011-2012/" target="_blank">2011-2012 report</a></li> <li><a href="https://okfn.org/en/newsroom/annual-report-2010-2011/" target="_blank">2010-2011 report</a></li> <li><a href="https://okfn.org/en/newsroom/annual-report-2009-2010/" target="_blank">2009-2010 report</a></li> <li><a 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