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 | Solo.io | craigbox | Contribution seat |
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Zack Butcher | Tetrate | ZackButcher | Contribution seat |
| Rob Cernich | Red Hat | rcernich | Community seat | |
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John Howard | Solo.io | howardjohn | Contribution seat |
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Faseela K | Ericsson Software Technology | kfaseela | Community seat |
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Idit Levine | Solo.io | ilevine | Contribution seat |
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Keith Mattix | Microsoft | keithmattix | Contribution seat |
| Pratima Nambiar | Salesforce | pnambiarsf | Community seat | |
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Justin Pettit | justinpettit | Contribution seat | |
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Louis Ryan | Solo.io | louiscryan | Contribution seat |
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Lin Sun | Solo.io | linsun | Contribution seat |
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Wilson Wu | DaoCloud | wilsonwu | Community seat |
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Zhonghu Xu | Huawei | hzxuzhonghu | Contribution 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 2025 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 [email protected] or contact any of the individuals listed above on the Istio Slack.