Our Founding Members

Our founding members took a leap of faith when The Index was just an idea—their early support transformed independent journalism from concept to reality. They built the foundation for truly sovereign media.

• Rachel Ames
• Christian Ahrens 
• Matthew Ferguson
• Jonathan D Sprung
• C.Y. Lee
• Julie Gribble
• Leah Castella
• Ryan Deluccio
• Leo Notenboom
• Charles Gillespie
• Stephen W Allison
• Daniel Ritzenthaler
• Daniel Blokzyl
• Jeff Atwood
• Daniel S Persinger
• Caitlin Steele
• Christopher Owen
• Mate Csaba Beres
• John Fehan