<div dir="ltr">Not necessarily. If the body of knowledge of the existing 7-member board is grossly deficient given today's internet ecosystem, then perhaps three additional seats would not be an adequate increase. If the current board found that there were areas of expertise consistently requiring outside consultation then it should be fairly easy to identify at least a few areas of expertise that would be an asset to board's decision making. For example: technical expertise, legal expertise, expertise in governmental matters, etc. <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 2:46 PM, Rob Evans <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Rob.Evans@jisc.ac.uk" target="_blank">Rob.Evans@jisc.ac.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=""><br>
> Have you identified the specific areas of knowledge that are not present on the existing 7-member board?<br>
<br>
</span>This is a “known unknowns” question, right?<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Rob<br>
<br>
Jisc is a registered charity (number 1149740) and a company limited by guarantee which is registered in England under Company No. 5747339, VAT No. GB 197 0632 86. Jisc’s registered office is: One Castlepark, Tower Hill, Bristol, BS2 0JA. T 0203 697 5800.<br>
<br>
Jisc Services Limited is a wholly owned Jisc subsidiary and a company limited by guarantee which is registered in England under company number 2881024, VAT number GB 197 0632 86. The registered office is: One Castle Park, Tower Hill, Bristol BS2 0JA. T 0203 697 5800.<br>
</blockquote></div><br></div>