The Istio Steering Committee oversees the administrative aspects of the project, including governance, branding, marketing, and working with the CNCF. The technical aspects of the project are led by the Technical Oversight Committee.
See CHARTER.md.
| Name | Company | Profile | Seat type | |
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Craig Box | Independent | craigbox | Community seat |
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Zack Butcher | Tetrate | ZackButcher | Contribution seat |
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Rob Cernich | Red Hat | rcernich | Contribution seat |
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Faseela K | Ericsson Software Technology | kfaseela | Community seat |
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John Howard | Solo.io | howardjohn | Contribution seat |
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Steven Jin Xuan | Microsoft | Stevenjin8 | Contribution seat |
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Jack Ma | Microsoft | jack4it | Contribution seat |
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Keith Mattix | Microsoft | keithmattix | Contribution seat |
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Louis Ryan | Solo.io | louiscryan | Contribution seat |
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Tyler Schade | GEICO Tech | tjons | Community seat |
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Lin Sun | Solo.io | linsun | Contribution seat |
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Ram Vennam | Solo.io | rvennam | Contribution seat |
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Zhonghu Xu | Huawei | hzxuzhonghu | Community seat |
For March 2025 to February 2026, the nine Contribution Seats were allocated per the agreed formula and process.
Every year, four members of the Steering Committee are voted on by the community. Check out the 2026 election guide.
The Istio Steering Committee meets weekly. Given the nature of the discussions in Steering, meetings are not currently open to the public. Questions around governance are listed as issues in the community repo, and we invite your feedback there.
If you'd like to reach out to the committee please drop a note to istio-steering@groups.google.com or contact any of the individuals listed above on the Istio Slack.