# Electing new Project Directors 2026

DevFeed: [Electing new Project Directors 2026](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/electing-new-project-directors-2026-15105.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.rust-lang.org/inside-rust/2026/08/28/electing-new-project-directors-2026/>)

Author: Manish Goregaokar

Published: 2026-08-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Inside Rust Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/inside-rust-blog.md>)

Topics: [Rust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rust.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [process](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/process.md>), [project](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/project.md>), [rust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rust.md>)

## AI overview

The Rust Project has launched its 2026 process to elect two Project Directors to the Rust Foundation Board. Project members are invited to nominate candidates by September 21, with the election following candidate gathering.

## Source excerpt

Today we are launching the process to elect two Project Directors to the Rust Foundation Board of Directors. This is the fourth round of slots, following from last year's election. We will briefly explain the goals and procedures here, but this is mostly copy-pasted from last year's post and the official process documentation. We ask all Project members to begin working with their Leadership Council representative to nominate potential Project Directors. See the candidate gathering section for more details. Nominations are due by September 21. What are Project Directors? The Rust Foundation Board of Directors has five seats reserved for Project Directors. These Project Directors serve as representatives of the Rust Project itself on the Board. Like all directors on the Foundation board, the Project Directors are elected by the entity they represent, which in the case of the Rust Project means they are elected by the Rust Leadership Council. Project Directors serve for a term of two years and will have staggered terms. This year we will appoint two directors and next year we will appoint three directors. See the role description document for more details about what is involved in being a Project Director. The current Project Directors are Carol Nichols, David Wood, Jack Huey, Niko Matsakis, and Ryan Levick. This year, Carol Nichols and Ryan Levick's seats are up for reelection. We want to make sure the Project Directors can effectively represent the Project as a whole, so we are soliciting input from everyone on the team. The elections process will go through two phases: 1) candidate gathering and 2) election. Read on for more detail about how these work. Candidate gathering The first phase is beginning right now. In this phase, we are inviting the members of all of the top level Rust teams and their subteams to nominate people who would make good Project Directors. The goal is to bubble these up to the Council through each of the top-level teams. You should be heari