Administration
Gravity Grains is governed through five elected offices, each responsible for stewarding the mission, maintaining transparency, and upholding our specific public benefits. These offices are aligned with the principles of Hourglass Architecture and are designed to remain resilient across generations.
Office of the President
The Office of the President provides strategic vision, institutional cohesion, and executive oversight across all domains of Gravity Grains. The President ensures that our mission, public benefits, and long‑term commitments remain aligned with the will of the membership and the realities of a spacefaring future.
Office of the Secretary
The Office of the Secretary safeguards the integrity of our records, proceedings, and civic processes. This office maintains institutional memory, oversees documentation, and ensures that all governance actions are transparent, traceable, and accessible to the membership.
Office of the Treasury
The Office of the Treasury manages financial stewardship, operational budgets, and the responsible use of member contributions. This office ensures that Gravity Grains remains financially resilient, mission‑aligned, and compliant with all legal and fiduciary obligations.
Office of the Director
The Office of the Director is responsible for safeguarding Gravity Grains’ specific public benefits. This office oversees benefit reporting, evaluates whether programs and projects align with our declared public purposes, and ensures that all work respects the commitments that define us as a present and future Benefit Corporation. The Director serves as a structural check, confirming that strategic decisions, operations, and investments remain accountable to the public good we exist to deliver.
Office of the Advocate
The Office of the Advocate ensures that Gravity Grains operates with legal integrity, ethical accountability, and member protection. It oversees contracts, litigation, workers’ rights, corporate safeguards, insurance coordination, and the governance of AI and institutional ethics. This office serves as the internal safeguard against misalignment, ensuring that every action taken by the coalition respects law, dignity, and the rights of its members.
Each office is led by member‑elected Managing Directors who report to the member‑elected Board of Directors. Together, these offices provide institutional direction and oversight to the five operational domains. These domains are aligned with Hourglass Architecture and are transformed into programs through the work of certified Hourglass Agents.
Technology Domain — SDI
Systems Design and Integration (SDI) is responsible for the architecture, engineering, and integration of all technological systems within Gravity Grains. SDI ensures that our tools, platforms, and infrastructures are reliable, scalable, and aligned with the needs of a spacefaring civilization.
Science Domain — RAD
Research, Advancement, and Discovery (RAD) drives the scientific foundations of Gravity Grains. This domain conducts research, develops new methodologies, and advances the knowledge required to sustain life on Earth and beyond.
Industry Domain — FMA
Fabrication, Manufacturing, and Assembly (FMA) transforms scientific and technological designs into physical reality. This domain oversees production pipelines, manufacturing standards, and the creation of tools, habitats, and materials essential to our mission.
Resource Domain — PAM
Property and Asset Management (PAM) manages the stewardship, allocation, and protection of all physical and digital assets. This includes land, facilities, equipment, intellectual property, and the resources required to sustain long‑term operations.
Community Domain — VIA
Voice, Identity, and Access (VIA) governs the civic and cultural dimensions of Gravity Grains. This domain manages membership, identity systems, community engagement, and the mechanisms through which members participate in governance.
Together, these five offices and five domains form a matrix of twenty‑five member‑elected Officer positions. Each Officer represents both their office and their domain, collaborating with Hourglass Agents to manage program dependencies, uphold our specific public benefits, and ensure cohesive execution across the coalition.
Gravity Grains is currently executing work across twelve major projects, in addition to the administration of this website and the Hourglass Architecture itself. These initiatives identify fourteen certified Hourglass Agent positions, employed through the collective agreement of the elected Officers.
In total, a minimum of fifty individuals are required to fully operationalize and govern Gravity Grains. The fiftieth position is reserved for the founder, or their member‑elected successor, to serve as the lead visionary and final tiebreaker in all institutional affairs.
Elections
Elections are the primary mechanism through which members exercise their democratic authority within Gravity Grains. As a member‑supported institution, these roles and the elections that fill them are sustained by member contributions and the operational profits generated through our public benefit work.
Current and upcoming elections will be posted here as they become available.
Transparency
Transparency is essential for any institution of this scale and ambition. Our bylaws, affiliations, and political actions are publicly available for review: