Taylor D.

Taylor D. is an accomplished technology leader with extensive experience in the cloud computing and software development sectors. Currently serving as Head of OSS at Dosu since September 2025, Taylor previously co-founded Merly and held positions as CEO and Chief of Staff, as well as Senior Director of Product Engineering. Taylor played a key role at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation from October 2019 to January 2025, leading ecosystem initiatives, expanding memberships, and enhancing user engagement. Prior to CNCF, Taylor held significant roles at HashiCorp, The Walt Disney Studios, and other organizations, focusing on community advocacy, site reliability engineering, and software solutions. Taylor's educational background includes studies at DeVry University from 2008 to 2010.