Nithya Ruff

Nithya Ruff is Chair of the Linux Foundation Board and one of the world's most recognized open source leaders. A pioneer of the Open Source Program Office movement, she built the governance frameworks that enable enterprises to contribute to and lead open source at scale —including at Amazon, Comcast, and SanDisk. With 25 years in the field, she now applies that same lens to AI governance, making the case that the principles that made open source trustworthy — transparency, accountability, and clear licensing — are exactly what AI ecosystems need to mature responsibly. She speaks to executive, board, and policy audiences globally.