Executive Director Cindy Cohn Will Step Down After 25 Years With EFF (eff.org) 9
Cindy Cohn, who has led the Electronic Frontier Foundation as Executive Director for the past decade and has been with the organization for over 25 years, will step down by mid-2026. The digital rights group is launching a search for her successor. From a press release: "It's been the honor of my life to help EFF grow and become the strong, effective organization it is today, but it's time to make space for new leadership. I also want to get back into the fight for civil liberties more directly than I can as the executive director of a thriving 125-person organization," Cohn said. "I'm incredibly proud of all that we've built and accomplished. One of our former interns once called EFF the joyful warriors for internet freedom and I have always loved that characterization." "I know EFF's lawyers, activists and technologists will continue standing up for freedom, justice and innovation whether we're fighting trolls, bullies, corporate oligarchs, clueless legislators or outright dictators," she added. [...]
Cohn said she made the decision to step down more than a year ago, and later informed EFF's Board of Directors and executive staff. The Board of Directors has assembled a search committee, which in turn has engaged leadership advisory firm Russell Reynolds Associates to conduct a search for EFF's new executive director. Inquiries about the search can be directed to EFF@russellreynolds.com. The search committee hopes to hire someone next spring, with Cohn planning to remain at EFF for a transition period through early summer.
Cohn said she made the decision to step down more than a year ago, and later informed EFF's Board of Directors and executive staff. The Board of Directors has assembled a search committee, which in turn has engaged leadership advisory firm Russell Reynolds Associates to conduct a search for EFF's new executive director. Inquiries about the search can be directed to EFF@russellreynolds.com. The search committee hopes to hire someone next spring, with Cohn planning to remain at EFF for a transition period through early summer.
I nominate Louis Rossmann (Score:1)
I nominate Louis Rossmann and Clippy seconds.
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John Gilmore (Score:3)
Good, I'm glad she's leaving. She's pushed the EFF in a bad direction, and forced John Gilmore (one of the founders of the EFF out).
I think the replacement choice is obvious - bring Gilmore back as Executive Director.
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Re:John Gilmore (Score:4, Interesting)
Good, I'm glad she's leaving. She's pushed the EFF in a bad direction, and forced John Gilmore (one of the founders of the EFF out).
I think the replacement choice is obvious - bring Gilmore back as Executive Director.
I did a little bit of searching and, beyond confirming the fact, was unable to find any info on why Gilmore was pushed out by Cohen. Do you have some background you can share?
Where is the obligatory "good intentions" joke? (Score:2)
Or the bigger joke is the four comments (so far)? And those paltry chirps mostly coming from ACs, who matter even less than the EFF does...
I'll credit the EFF with good intentions. Helped pave the road to Hades that the modern Internet has devolved into. Turned out Mark Twain was right about the truth losing the race.