Advisory
From first consumption policy to full ecosystem leadership
I help organizations build open source capabilities that are legally sound, strategically aligned, and built to scale. Managing risk in an M&A transaction, launching a project, standing up an OSPO from scratch: 25+ years of executive experience across the most influential open source organizations.
Open Source Program Office
Your strategic center for open source. Initial strategy and team formation through governance design, foundation engagement, and board-level reporting. Engagement roadmaps, the right relationships with projects and standards bodies, and metrics that demonstrate measurable ROI to leadership.
Strategy and management
Moving from consumer to ecosystem leader does not happen by accident. Internal governance, technical debt elimination in adopted projects, and the capability to participate, contribute, and lead. You gain influence where it matters while systematically reducing legal and operational risk.
Consumption
The foundation of every healthy open source practice. Infrastructure your teams need to discover, evaluate, and adopt open source safely, plus a consumption culture that balances velocity with legal and security responsibility.
Contribution
Strategic contributions build influence. Contribution programs that scale: the culture, processes, and infrastructure that turn engineers into recognized participants and leaders. For organizations ready to lead, guidance on launching new projects and placing them with the right foundation.
Compliance
Non-negotiable, and it does not have to be a bottleneck. Programs aligned with industry best practice covering policies, processes, tooling, and workflows that work at the pace your teams need, including support for OpenChain certification.
Open source audits in M&A
Open source risk is material risk. Support across the full M&A lifecycle: reviewing audit findings, developing pre- and post-closing remediation plans, and benchmarking due diligence practice against industry standards. Acquire with confidence, integrate without surprises.
Special projects
Hands-on executive support for complex, high-stakes initiatives, from early ideation through public announcement, including hybrid teams operating across internal R&D and upstream development.
Writing and research
Research, white papers, and publications that articulate your perspective, establish your expertise, and contribute to the broader industry conversation.
Training
Open source methodology, compliance, and OSPO operations, tailored to your organization's context and maturity. Custom programs designed to build lasting internal capability, not dependency.
I am selective about the engagements I take on.
Which means the ones I commit to get my full attention and experience. If you have a challenge worth solving, I want to hear about it.