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💼 Business Advisory Committee — Committers Seat Election

Election CommitteeElection Committee Mon 2 Feb 2026 11:29AMPublicSeen by 29

The election for the Committers seat on the OpenSSL Corporation Business Advisory Committee (BAC) is now open.

The BAC provides business-focused input to the OpenSSL Project by ensuring that commercial, sustainability, and ecosystem considerations reflect the perspectives of the communities the Project serves, in alignment with the OpenSSL Mission.

Election period: February 2–20, 2026 (UTC)
Result announced: February 23, 2026 (UTC)

Voting model

  • This is an open election: votes are visible to participants.

  • Votes may be changed at any time until the close of voting.

  • Quorum requirement: participation of at least 15% of eligible committers is required for the election to be valid.

  • Voting eligibility: all eligible OpenSSL committers may cast a vote directly.

Term

  • Commences: March 1, 2026 (UTC)

  • Duration: 2 years

This thread is used for the election and any related procedural questions.

Election Committee

💼 Business Advisory Committee — Committers Seat Election

poll by Election Committee Closed Sat 21 Feb 2026 12:00AM

Outcome
by Election Committee Sat 21 Feb 2026 2:59AM

The election for the Committers seat on the OpenSSL Corporation Business Advisory Committee (BAC) closed on February 20, 2026 (UTC).

Participation reached 54%, with 12 of 22 eligible committers casting a vote. The quorum requirement of 15% was met and the election is valid.

Results:

  • Paul Yang — 100% (12 votes)

  • None of the above — 0% (0 votes)

Paul Yang is therefore elected to the Committers seat on the BAC. His term will commence on March 1, 2026 (UTC) and will run for two years.

Thank you to all participants for their engagement in this process.

Results

ResultsOption% of pointsVoters
Paul Yang10012Paul YangTomas MrazFrederik Wedel-HeinenSasha NedvedickyPaul DaleNorbert PócsDavid von OheimbEugene SyromiatnikovNikola PajkovskýDmitry BelyavskySimo SorceMatt Caswell
None of the above00 
Undecided10Tim HudsonRichard Levitte (individual)Neil HormanTom CosgroveBernd EdlingerKurt RoeckxShane LontisViktor DukhovniAlicja KarioTodd Short

12 of 22 votes cast (54% participation)

Election Committee

Election CommitteeMon 2 Feb 2026 11:30AM

Nominee: Paul Yang

Statement

I began contributing code and documentation to OpenSSL nine years ago and have served as a committer since 2018. My career in cybersecurity started in 2008 with the development of network firewalls and cloud security products. A decade ago, I joined Alibaba, one of the world’s largest e-commerce company, where I led encryption initiatives for critical platforms like Taobao and Alipay. This experience solidified my expertise in cryptography. Later, at BaishanCloud, a startup, I organized a visit by the OpenSSL team to China, which deepened my technical and strategic understanding of the project.

Over 18 years, I’ve transitioned from startups to tech giants and currently been employed at Lenovo. I strongly align with OpenSSL’s mission and believe that I can provide the unique business perspective of committers in providing advice to the Corporation in its decision-making processes. If elected, I will strive to represent our community in steering the project to address the committers' needs, facilitating easier access to robust, high-quality security capabilities. Let's secure OpenSSL's success in the future.