Hedera Global Governing Council

Building the future together

Up to 39 collusion-resistant organizations lead the Hedera network.
Each Council member is committed to network innovation, stability, and its continued decentralization.


Become a member

Hedera is governed by the world's leading organizations

Abrdn big white
HH Council Logos Avery Dennison White v1 3
Hh  Council  Boeing  White
HH Council Logos White CL
HH Council Logos CH White
HH Council Logos DBS White
Council Logo White D
HH Council Logos Dentons White
HH Council Logos Deutsche Telekom White v1 2
HH Council Logos DLA White v1 1
HH Council Logos EDF White
HH Council Logos White e
HH Council Logos FIS White v1 1
HH Council Logos Google White v1 2
HH Council Logos IBM White
HH Council Logos ITTM White
HH Council Logos LG White
HH Council Logos LSE White
Hh  Council  Logos  White  Magalu
Hh  Council  Logos  White  Nomura
HH Council Logos White SN
HH Council Logos SHB White
HH Council SBG White
HH Council Logos Swirlds White
Tata  Comms  White
HH Council Logos Ubisoft White v1 1
Hh Council Logos White U
Hh  Council  Logos  White  W
Hh  Council  Logos  White  Z
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39

Hedera’s governance
is decentralized by
design. The 39
members will be
distributed fairly
across time, region,
and industry.

Join
Headquarters
SectorMaterials
Member Since22 Sep 2023

Decentralized governance

Council Value Prop Icon 1 trim
CODEBASE DIRECTION

Members of the Hedera Governing Council share an equal vote in the direction of Hedera's software and services. Hedera Improvement Proposals provide the Hedera community with opportunities for input.

Council Value Prop Icon 2 trim
NETWORK STABILITY

Unlike other blockchain networks, Hedera ensures stability for end-users and application owners with a no-fork guarantee. The Hedera Governing Council achieves this through technical controls via state proofs.

Council Value Prop Icon 3 trim
DECENTRALIZED NODES

At scale, we anticipate thousands of public nodes joining to support the network's decentralized consensus and growth. Council members run the initial set of nodes on the Hedera network.

Council Value Prop Icon 4
FAIR RESPONSIBILITY

All members have a three-year maximum term, with up to two consecutive terms and an equal vote on network and platform decisions. Swirlds, the creator of hashgraph, has a permanent seat and equal vote.

Transparent governance

Each Council meeting is available within 30 days of approval by the Council, typically a few weeks following each subsequent Council meeting. Meeting records are immutable, recorded on Hedera using ProvenDB.

View all
Date Posted
Description
Location

July 12, 2023

The Council members discussed proposed changes to Hedera Contributor Reward Plan and the Hedera Committee Policy, as well as the Proof-of-Stake Task Force.

Zoom

June 14, 2023

The Council members approved the development and implementation of certain changes to the staking rewards algorithm as presented at the meeting.

Virtual (Zoom)

May 20-21, 2023

The Council members approved the April 12, 2023 meeting minutes and the allocation of 3,735,000,000 hbars to fulfill existing contractual obligations for token purchase agreements, network governance and operations, and ecosystem and open-source development and voted to appoint Shuchi Rana and Ian Jebbit as Co-Chairs of the Marketing Committee, with each serving a term of May 17, 2023 through December 31, 2024.

Sunnyvale, CA

April 12, 2023

The Council members approved the COFRA Group as the 29th Council member and the March 8, 2023 meeting minutes and voted to form the Marketing Committee, contingent upon Council’s election of two Marketing Committee Co-Chairs, and approved the Marketing Committee’s charter as presented at the meeting.

Videoconference

Building the future together

HH Council Logos Charcoal abr
Hh Council Logos Grey Ad
Hh Council Boeing Grey
HH Council Logos Charcoal CL
HH Council Logos Charcoal CH
HH Council Logos Charcoal DBS
Council Logo Charcoal D
Hh Council Logos Charcoal D
Hh  Council  Logos  Grey  Dt
Hh  Council  Logos  Grey  Dla
HH Council E Charcoal
HH Council Logos Grey e
Hedera  Council  Logo  Fis  Dark
Hh  Council  Logos  Grey  G
Hh  Council  Logos  Grey  Ibm
HH Council Logos ITTM Charcoal
Hh  Council  L  New  Grey
HH Council Logos Grey L
Hh  Council  Logos  Grey  Magalu
Hh  Council  Logos  Grey  Nomura
HH Council Logos Charcoal SN
HH Council Logos Grey SHB
HH Council SBG Grey
Hh  Council  Logos  Grey  Swirlds
Tata Comms Grey
HH Council Logos Charcoal UBI
Hh Council Logos Grey U
Hh  Council  Logos  Grey  W
Hh  Council  Logos  Grey  Z

Building the future together

Learn more about joining the Hedera Governing Council