# OCP Board
The OCP Advisory Board is an **independent governance body** with formally delegated authority over OCP program integrity. It is distinct from the oneshot.earth Inc. Board of Directors, which is the corporate fiduciary body for oneshot.earth Inc.
The Advisory Board's authority was originally established by the OSE Board Resolution (January 2025) and updated by the OSE Board Resolution (March 2026), which is the current operative document. It is governed by the OCP Advisory Board Bylaws v3.0 (March 2026). The Board's decisions on methodology approval, audit oversight, and integrity disputes are binding on OCP and cannot be overridden by OSE management.
#### Current OCP Advisory Board
[Jocelyn Musters](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jocelyn-musters-208835b/)
[Mark Goldman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-goldman96/)
[Will Coleman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/coleman-will/)
#### Advisory Board Appointments
New Board members are appointed by the OCP Advisory Board, through a formal, transparent nomination process and unanimously approved by the OCP Advisory Board. Initial appointments were nominated by the ONESHOT.EARTH Board of Directors and subject to confirmation by the other initial OCP Advisory Board members.
All new members must be unanimously approved by the current Board members and pass the OCP conflict of interest policy.
Board composition is taken into account to ensure a diverse range of perspectives and expertise are represented.
#### Independence
Advisory Board member independence is assessed in accordance with Delaware corporate law standards. Members must be free from OSE management direction and from relationships with project developers, validators, or methodology curators active on the OCP platform. A financial interest above 10% in OSE is disqualifying. Interests between 5% and 10% require annual disclosure and decision-level recusal. Financial interests that are properly disclosed and managed through the recusal process do not constitute disqualifying conflicts of interest. All members complete an annual COI attestation disclosing any relevant financial interests, and recuse from specific decisions where those interests create a direct conflict.
#### Board Responsibilities
The Advisory Board exercises binding veto authority over OCP methodology approvals: it may withdraw or suspend a methodology approved by the expert panel, but may not approve a methodology the expert panel has not approved by super-majority vote. This authority is binding on OCP.
The Advisory Board also reviews and approves:
* Internal processes and [updates to the Handbook](/ocp-handbook/handbook-version-history-+-public-commentary.md)
* Solutions to[ ad-hoc grievances or complaints](/ocp-handbook/governance/stakeholder-engagement-and-complaints.md)
* Launching methodology [major updates](/ocp-handbook/methodologies/methodology-updates.md), and whether that should include stopping new projects using the previous version of the methodology in question
* [Annual audit](/ocp-handbook/governance/annual-audit-process.md) results (platform, methodologies, projects, experts)
* Approach to risk management ([COI](/ocp-handbook/governance/conflict-of-interest.md), [KYB/AML/ABC](/ocp-handbook/governance/know-your-business-kyb-anti-money-laundering-aml-anti-bribery-and-corruption-abc.md)) and any identified issues
* [Reserve fund](/ocp-handbook/governance/fees-and-business-model.md) governance and adequacy
Reviews and comments on:
* [Annual financial and operational reports](/ocp-handbook/welcome-to-the-open-carbon-protocol.md#annual-reports)
And suggests:
* Improvements to the OCP platform, including rule updates
* When public consultations are needed (whole community or specific experts)
* When an ad-hoc team is necessary to address grievances and the process to assemble it
#### How the Board Makes Decisions
The OCP Board is scheduled to review the Handbook and COI register updates every quarter. Ad-hoc meetings may be called for critical or time-sensitive situations.
Decisions are made by majority vote, with the option to abstain. Decision results and clarifying comments will be published as part of the Board notes, which will be recorded by the Secretariat and available on request.
Any decisions that cannot be made at the time will be recorded along with what is needed to make a decision next time (e.g., more data, additional expertise).
The Board can vote to send a decision to public consultation, either with the public, with the OCP community of users, or with specific expert groups. Public consultation periods run for 30 days, and all comments and responses will be published.
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