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10 open source program office experts
These ten professionals have run open source program offices and open source programs inside their own companies, with that work named in their job titles. A reader can learn how companies organize and govern their work with open source software.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alyssa Wright
LinkedInExperience: Co-Lead, Open Source Program Office (OSPO) · Bloomberg
Co-Lead, Open Source Program Office (OSPO) at Bloomberg since 2021, where the profile describes co-leading Bloomberg's Open Source Program Office and helping 1,000+ engineers. Former Director of Business Development at Open Collective (2019–2021) and Board Member at OpenStreetMap US (2014–2021).
Balakrishna Mukundaraj
LinkedInExperience: Open Source Program Lead · Volvo Group
Open Source Program Lead at Volvo Group since 2026, and Open Source Compliance Officer there (2024–2026). Former Principal Open Source Compliance Engineer at Pegasystems (2022–2024) and Project open source software coordinator at Bosch Global Software Technologies (2016–2019).
David Walter
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Kiteworks Open Source Program Office & Special Projects · ACCELLION
Vice President Kiteworks Open Source Program Office & Special Projects at ACCELLION since 2026, where the profile says Walter stewards the open source projects and drives digital sovereignty strategy globally. Former Head of Customer Experience, CISO & DPO at ownCloud at ownCloud - A Kiteworks Company (2024–2025) and CXO there (2023–2024).
Elizabeth Joseph
LinkedInExperience: Global Head, Open Source Program Office for IBM Z · IBM
Global Head, Open Source Program Office for IBM Z at IBM since 2023, leading the Open Source Program Office for IBM Z and LinuxONE mainframes, according to the profile. Former Developer Advocate at IBM (2019–2023) and DC OS Developer Advocate at Mesosphere (2017–2018).
Mark Paulsen
LinkedInExperience: Head, Open Source Program Office · TD
Head, Open Source Program Office at TD since 2025. Former AVP Enterprise IT Governance and Platform Engineering at Canadian Tire Corporation (2023–2025), Global Director Enterprise Advocacy at GitHub (2022–2023) and Senior Director - Strategic Platforms - API and Open Banking at CIBC (2020–2022).
Melissa Klein
LinkedInExperience: Principal Open Source Program Manager · New Relic
Former Principal Open Source Program Manager at New Relic (2019–2022), where the profile says Klein established the first Open Source Program Office at New Relic and defined, implemented, communicated and managed the enterprise open source policy and process. Open Source Program Manager at Fermyon Technologies since 2022, and former Open Source Program Manager at IBM (2004–2019).
Nathan Kumagai
LinkedInExperience: OSPO Director Senior Director, Project Management · Qualcomm
OSPO Director Senior Director, Project Management at Qualcomm since 2024, where the profile describes launching Qualcomm's Open Source Developer Office, an OSPO with the mission of accelerating open source transformations and improving developer experience.
Per Ploug Krogslund
LinkedInExperience: Open Source Program Office Lead Snr. Eng. Manager · Spotify
Former Open Source Program Office Lead Snr. Eng. Manager at Spotify (2022–2023), where the profile says Krogslund owned and defined the OSS strategy for all of Spotify and sat on the Backstage steering committee, defining product and GTM strategy for the OSS developer portal Backstage. Sr Director at Docker, Inc since 2024.
Shivasarana Uppin
LinkedInExperience: Head - Open Source Program Office(OSPO) · Societe Generale Global Solution Centre
Head - Open Source Program Office(OSPO) at Societe Generale Global Solution Centre since 2023. Former Unit Head - IT Finanacial Performance Reporting (2022–2023) and Head of Principal Fees - IT & OPS (2018–2022) at Societe Generale Global Solution Centre.
Stormy Peters
LinkedInExperience: Director, Open Source Programs Office · Microsoft
Former Director, Open Source Programs Office at Microsoft (2019–2021) and Vice President of Communities at GitHub (2021–2024). Head of Open Source Strategy & Marketing at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since 2025. The profile describes two decades of leadership experience at GitHub, Microsoft, Red Hat and Mozilla.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's company type to yours, since an OSPO at a bank or other regulated business focuses on different risks than one at a software company that ships open source projects of its own. Also decide whether you need someone to start an OSPO from scratch or someone who can help an existing program scale its policies and tooling.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you put in place first when you started the open source program office, and why?
- 02How do you handle license review and compliance without slowing engineers down?
- 03How do you decide which outside open source projects your company should contribute to or sponsor?
Reaching open source program office experts
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Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including Bloomberg, Volvo Group and ACCELLION, based on profile data retrieved on October 4, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
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About this directory
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