Stichting 2 Oktober is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The Board:
- Derk Sauer – Chairman – Founder of Independent Media — which launched The Moscow Times, Vedomosti, Harvard Business Review Russia and many other publications — and former CEO of RBK Media.
- Ruud Esser- Treasurer – CFO of Novamedia International and the Charity Lotteries in the Netherlands
- Ellen Verbeek – Founder of Cosmopolitan Russia and publisher/editor of Yoga Journal Russia
- Dennis de Breij – Partnet Debreij Advokaten
- Damian Kudryavtsev – Owner of Vedomosti newspaper, Russian media entrepreneur
None of the board members receive any remunerations.