Jim Zemlin

Jim Zemlin is the CEO of the Linux Foundation, the world’s leading organization for open source software, standards, and collaborative innovation. He works with many of the world’s largest technology companies—including Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, IBM, NVIDIA, Samsung, Qualcomm, and others—to help shape the future of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure.

Under his leadership, the Linux Foundation has grown into one of the most influential technology organizations in the world, serving as the home for many of the industry’s most important shared technology investments, including Linux, Kubernetes, PyTorch, MCP and RISC-V. Through its global ecosystem of companies, developers, and research institutions, the Linux Foundation enables collaborative innovation at a scale unmatched in the technology industry.

Zemlin’s career has spanned the rise of open source, cloud computing, and AI, and he is widely recognized for his insights into technology strategy, innovation, and the economics of the digital industry. A frequent keynote speaker, he advises technology leaders, startups, governments, and nonprofit organizations around the world on the future of computing and open collaboration.

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