The ASF is a 501C3 non-profit corporation in the US - and there's a lot going on the corporate side of the ASF, to keep the corporate records and infrastructure that the many Apache projects you use working.
Below is a listing of the officers and people who make the corporate side of the ASF work. Here are a few more links that explain how corporate governance works at the ASF, which is separate from how Apache PMCs work.
| Individual(s) holding this role | Ruth Suehle |
| Who this role reports to (the board, another officer, etc.) | board, president |
| Board resolution originally creating or updating role | http://www.apache.org/foundation/bylaws#officers |
Executive Vice President… shall, in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President…
Assist President and coordinate specific corporate operational areas as assigned by the President with relevant VPs.
The EVP duties are, briefly, to serve as a backup for the President when needed, and to do whatever tasks the President sees fit to delegate. Informally, the EVP also serves as a sounding board for the President.
Note that the EVP can be used as a stand-in in some cases for the Board Chair/President when we have external interview requests.