Governance and Organization
As mentioned in 🏢Corporation Details , we are 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation in the United States, thus we are governed by laws for corporations and for nonprofit organizations in United States. One of the requirements for a US C-Corp is the definition of a Board of Directors and establishment of a set of bylaws. The bylaws of the corporation define many things within the organization, which include how voting happens by the board of directors, how money is controlled, and how officers of the corporation are defined.
Board Membership
We use a staggered term structure with limits to the number of terms a member can serve so that the board rotates frequently enough. The current Board of Directors, their term limits, and their most recent board assignment is shown in the table below. :
Megan Peters
October 06, 2021
1
October 06, 2026
Sean Escola
October 06, 2021
1
October 07, 2025
Konrad Kording
October 06, 2021
1
October 06, 2026
Dan Goodman
October 06, 2021
2
October 06, 2024
Chris Rozell
October 06, 2021
1
October 07 , 2025
Unfilled
Officers
Officers of the Corporation are shown below. These are appointed by the board. Officers don't have term limits:
Chief Executive Officer
Nick Halper
The Chief Executive Officer shall have general control and supervision of the affairs and operations of the Corporation. They shall manage and administer the Corporation’s business and affairs and shall also perform all duties and exercise all powers usually pertaining to the office of a chief executive officer of a corporation. They shall have the authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, checks, orders, contracts, leases, notes, drafts and all other documents and instruments in connection with the business of the Corporation. They shall have the authority to cause the employment or appointment of such employees or agents of the Corporation as the conduct of the business of the Corporation may require, to fix their compensation and to remove or suspend any employee or any agent employed or appointed by any officer or to suspend any agent appointed by the Board.
Secretary
Courtney Dean
It shall be the duty of the Secretary to act as secretary of all meetings of the Board, and to keep the minutes of all such meetings in a proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; the Secretary shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation are duly given and served; the Secretary shall keep a current list of the directors and officers and their residence addresses; the Secretary shall collect, review and disseminate to the President the annual Conflict of Interest disclosure forms; and the Secretary shall be custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal, or cause it to be affixed, to all agreements, documents and other papers requiring the same. The Secretary shall have custody of the minute book containing the minutes of all meetings of directors, and any committees which may keep minutes, and of all other contracts and documents which are not in the custody of the Treasurer, or in the custody of some other person authorized by the Board to have such custody. The Secretary also shall have all the powers and perform all duties otherwise customarily incident to the office of secretary, subject to the control of the Board, and, in addition, shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be specified in these bylaws or as may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board or the President.
Treasurer
Sean Escola
The Treasurer will cause the moneys and other valuable effects of the Corporation to be deposited in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or trust companies or with such bankers or other depositaries as shall be determined by the Board or the President, and by such other officers of the Corporation as may be authorized by the Board or the President to make such determination. They will render to the Board or the President, whenever requested, a statement of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all his or her transactions as Treasurer, and render a full financial report at the annual meetings of the Board and the Members, if called upon to do so. The treasurer will be empowered from time to time to require from all officers or agents of the Corporation reports or statements giving such information as he or she may desire with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation; and they will have all the powers and perform all duties otherwise customarily incident to the office of treasurer, subject to the control of the Board, and, in addition, shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be specified in these bylaws or as may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board or the President.
Chief Financial Officer
Nick Halper
The Chief Financial Officer will have charge and supervision over and be responsible for the moneys, securities, receipts and disbursements of the Corporation. They shall cause the moneys of the Corporation to be disbursed by checks or drafts (signed by such officer or officers or such agent or agents of the Corporation, and in such manner, as the Board or the President may determine from time to time) upon the authorized depositaries of the Corporation and cause to be taken and preserved proper vouchers for all moneys disbursed.
President
Megan Peters
The President shall keep the Board fully informed about the activities of the Corporation and see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect.
Vice-President
This is an optional role in our bylaws that we do not currently fill.
Organization and Team Structure
Corporate Structure
Neuromatch, Inc. is a C-corp. It is the sole manager of one other business entity: Scholar Nexus, LLC. In this arrangement, Scholar Nexus is a 'disregarded entity' that is separate purely for banking purposes, but otherwise shares all characteristics with Neuromatch Inc. including the nonprofit status of the org. You can read more about this arrangement in 
Finance and 🏢Corporation Details .
Finance and 🏢Corporation Details . Mixed Team Structures
Our team uses mixed management structures between business units and activities to attempt to serve the needs of the type of work done.
Hierarchical Teams and Work
Generally, for activities that are ongoing or process oriented, we use more formal and hierarchical structures to support accountability and scalability. Because the work itself can be clearly defined into clear tasks from the beginning, roles are in these teams are defined by their tasks and responsibilities. Here, people sign up for roles with clear titles and generally move into higher level positions by demonstrating high accountability and necessary skills via previous work in the company.
Committees
In the org chart below, you will see various appointed committees that exist inside of our organization. In line with our 🌳Making Decisions guide, these committees are generally responsible for deciding 'what' we work on within our org and our various departments. Taking part in a committee usually requires some previous experience in the organization. Since these committees primarily are advisory in that they advise other people on how the organization is constructed, what its goals are, and the processes involve, this experience is useful.
Right now, we have one committee (in addition to our board of directors):
Working Group Teams and Work
For activities that are more cross functional, such as implementation of a new feature, majorly improving an existing feature, or researching a specific topic, we use working groups. While anybody can start a working group and recruit people into it, we want to help make sure that these efforts all point towards our development goals and align with our mission. Thus, as teams are created, they define their purpose, planned outcomes, and connect those to these overarching goals. This process is outlined in more detail in 
Research and Development
Research and Development Staff and Volunteers
We have a mixture of staff and volunteers working in all of these structures. To ensure we are not asking too much of volunteers, we try to place staff in positions of higher accountability needs, more critical work, or work that needs more consistency or reliability. Similarly, to help create an environment that supports mentorship and training for volunteers, we try to create structures that support this type of interaction between volunteers and staff. Likely we will continue to see this trend shape and these distinctions become clearer as the organization grows. There is no special pathway to move from a volunteer to staff. All staff positions will always be listed publicly and qualified candidates will be interviewed for potential hire whether they come from volunteering or not. We do this to ensure that nobody feels that volunteering is a necessary requirement to get hired. You can read more about this in our Hiring and Compensation Policy .
Org Chart
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