Announcing the 2026 OpenTelemetry Governance Committee Election Candidates
The OpenTelemetry Election Committee is excited to announce the final list of candidates for the 2026 OpenTelemetry Governance Committee election!
Eligible voters can help fill four Governance Committee seats through Helios Voting.
- Voting opens: 26 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC.
- Voting closes: 28 October 2026 at 23:59 Anywhere on Earth (AoE), equivalent to 29 October 2026 at 11:59 UTC.
For candidate photos, GitHub profiles, and statements, see the candidates page.
- Antoine Toulme
- Dan Gomez Blanco
- Huxing Zhang
- Josh Suereth
- Juliano Costa
- Kemal Akkoyun
- Matthew Cascio
- Pablo Baeyens Fernández
- Trask Stalnaker
- Vibhanshu Singh
To check your eligibility, see the voter roll. If the automated eligibility check doesn’t account for your contributions to the OpenTelemetry ecosystem, you can request an exception before 23 October 2026 at 23:59 AoE to vote.