Vladimir Fedorov

Vladimir Fedorov is GitHub's Chief Technology Officer, bringing decades of experience in engineering leadership and innovation. A passionate advocate for developer productivity, Vlad is leading GitHub’s engineering team to shape the future of developer tools and innovation with a developer-first mindset.

Before joining GitHub, Vlad co-founded UserClouds, a startup specializing in data governance and privacy. He spent 12 years at Facebook, now Meta, as Senior Vice President, leading engineering teams of over 2,000 across Privacy, Ads, and Platform. Earlier in his career, Vlad worked at Microsoft and earned both his BS and MS in Computer Science from Caltech. He currently serves on the board of Codepath.org, an organization dedicated to reprogramming higher education to create the first AI-native generation of engineers, CTOs, and founders.

Vlad lives in the Bay Area and when not working enjoys spending time outside and on the water with his family.