MAC Chair Election 2023

Owned by Jill Lovato
Last updated: Dec 21, 2022
3 min read

With Lindsey Sech stepping down as MAC chair in 2023, we're holding en election for the new MAC Chair.  We encourage all MAC members to consider a self-nomination.

Dates to Remember

  • Nominations Due: December 16, 2022

  • Poll published: January 4, 2023

  • Poll closes: 9:00 AM PT Jan 13

  • Results posted: January 13, 2023

  • Onboarding call with LFN staff: Week of January 16, 2023

Role of MAC Chair

The MAC Chair will represent the MAC in LFN Governing Board meetings in a non-voting capacity. S/he will communicate the Board's strategic goals and direction to the MAC, and communicate the MAC plans, activities and achievements to the Board. In addition, the Chair is expected to serve as a general resource for the MAC community, working in close partnership with LF Staff.

The Chair is an individual position, unrelated to the organization that person represents. If the individual serving as Chair leaves the MAC for any reason, a new election will be held.

Interested in the role? Please submit a self-nomination to MAC@lfnetworking.groups.io that includes a note with a brief bio/qualifications + interest in the role + goals for the MAC (400 Words Max). Contact jlovato@linuxfoundation.org with any questions. 

Nominations:

Name: Sandeep Panesar
Company: Wavelabs

Biography:

Sandeep is a Technology Business Strategist who has been working in telecommunications, and technology for the past 30 years. He is a thought leader in the space and has been actively promoting and working with open source for since its inception and has been working with the Linux Foundation for the past 3 years. He has contributed through member organizations and independently to the 5G Super Blueprint (nee VCO 3.0), and now as the Vice-Chair to the Linux Foundation Networking Marketing Advisory Council.

He has built and run CLECs and networking and edge companies in Canada and currently consults with various organizations globally. His worldwide relationships afford him the ability to expose the Linux Foundation, and the open source communities world wide. The depth of knowledge and the history of background have always make Sandeep a resource when it comes to most projects. He has recently gotten involved with other projects such as L3AF and is looking to see what heights other projects can be taken to in terms of cross discipline promotion and strategies. Having served as Vice-Chair for the past two years Sandeep has integrated the LF model into his day to day life and he currently actively works with the MAC and the team to create new strategic, promotional opportunities.

He has over 25 years of background in telecommunications and technology, and more importantly has a vision for where open source can take the industry with some gentle promotion and adoption. These are the things that he sees. He his an avid public speaker and intends to provide additional promotion of projects and the foundation throughout his tenure.

Sandeep currently works with Wavelabs (a member company) in building and promoting events and their Canadian Centre of Innovation, amongst other organizations. While his role is not permanent his dedication and force toward LFN is steadfast.

What I will Bring:

If elected as Chair of the Marketing Advisory Council, Sandeep Panesar will stand for all that is open and all that is community. The adoption of open source technology by commercial organizations and ensuring that the Linux Foundation is the centre of gravity for all things open source will be his number one objective. Ensuring that projects follow through the 5G Super Blueprint model, guiding nascent projects to integration and promotion, and building proof points that illustrate the beauty and grace of adopting open source will be paramount.

There are few moments of change in technology and Sandeep looks forward to expressing them through the community, working strategically with the marketing team, and making sure that we are well represented and promoted in all of our endeavors.