Simon Phipps

Simon Phipps is the Standards & Policy Director at the Open Source Initiative (OSI), where they focus on governance transformation and member engagement. With a wealth of global experience in open source software, licensing, and community development, Simon has held various strategic positions, including managing director of Meshed Insights Ltd and board member of the AlmaLinux OS Foundation. They have also contributed significantly to multiple organizations, such as serving as a past president of OSI and a director at the MariaDB Foundation. Simon's background in open technology spans decades, with influential roles at IBM and Sun Microsystems.