Dev Innovation Advisory Board

Johan is a developer enthusiastic on improving the developer experience. In his view that means that we should find better ways to work, both as individuals, teams and larger groups. He also thinks that the system and api design can enable new ways of working and that these technical decisions will have a big impact on the developer experience and system performance. The continues learning, experimental mindset of Johan and his 20+ years of experience has led him to find new ways of thinking and working and improved his ability to learn of both failed and successful experiments.

Global technology executive experienced in driving change in complex, highly regulated financial environments. Built a reputation as someone who is able to “see around corners,” to connect the dots across organizations, internally and externally, and anticipate issues impacting outcomes. Solid technology foundation with the ability to communicate complex concepts into relatable stories that highlight direct benefits to clients and other stakeholders.

I'm an entrepreneur and passionate about creating new technologies for developers. I sold my previous startup, Flexycore, to Google in 2012. After working for Google for several years, I left to start ScaleDynamics and create a revolutionary new approach to go-to cloud for JavaScript developers. Our less-code platform is fully managed and available on any cloud.I hold a computer science Ph.D. I have published a total of 78 Patents from different workplaces (ScaleDynamics, Google, FlexyCore, Texas Instruments, INRIA), many research articles, conference publications, talks and roundtables, etc..

Ryan is a driven and innovative technologist and leader with more than 25 years of experience developing distributed and scalable architectures, building high-performing teams, and creating experiences that people love.

Ryan is a CxO Advisor with Accion Labs, a global cloud engineering company with 3,000+ employees worldwide. As a CxO Advisor, he’s engaged with executive leadership at large enterprise customers to architect and build digital platforms and undertake large-scale digital transformation projects.

As Chief Technologist @ Devada, Jesse is responsible for guiding the strategic direction of the AnswerHub product and helping customers build the world’s largest, most engaging developer communities for companies like IBM, Amazon, SAP, Pixar, Epic Games, and more. Jesse has been building enterprise software product and engineering teams for over 20 years, and is a respected executive, author, speaker, and coach. Jesse serves as a software industry advisor, and prior to joining Devada, Jesse helped develop the first data access for Java and served as an expert and innovator on industry data standards including JDBC, ODBC, and ANSI SQL.

Ankit is a cofounder and CEO of dev-productivity startup Aviator Technologies and also leads the ex-Google alumni network (Xoogler.co). Previously he led engineering teams at Sunshine, Homejoy and Shippo. Prior to that, Ankit was also an EIR at Unshackled Ventures and an engineer at Google and Adobe.

Aviator today supports engineering processes at many modern engineering teams including Slack, Square, Doordash, Figma.

Working with a globally distributed department of SREs and developers in building the world's first CNCF certified Kubernetes platform based on K3s.

Richard is the Co-Founder and CTO at Qleet, the cloud native application orchestration platform. Richard has worked in DevOps and platform engineering for over 8 years and was an early adopter of Docker and Kubernetes. He has extensive experience building cloud native application platforms with a focus on leveraging the Kubernetes operator pattern and providing developer-friendly abstractions for deploying workloads. He co-authored the O'Reilly book, Production Kubernetes.

Ivo is an entrepreneur and angel investor who has a track record in building successful businesses. Currently, Ivo is the CEO/Founder of 24Notion. 24Notion is the first integrated marketing/digital PR & lifestyle agency with a special emphasis on giving back to the global communities. With a broad understanding of the art of non-traditional marketing, new media, communications, and social influence, 24Notion ranked No.14 in Corporate Philanthropy – CSR. As a leader in the entrepreneurship community, She is an advocate and sits on the board of many profit/non-profit organizations that encourage the empowerment of next-generation leaders plus, women in technology. Ivo is passionate about leading, nurturing, and mentoring the next generation, especially young girls, who are aspiring to be in technology. Follow her @MsSonicFlare.

David has 22 years of experience in various roles such as a developer, architect, engineering manager, and product manager. He utilizes his wide range of skills and knowledge to solve complex problems that are valuable for customers and partners. David is enthusiastic about building teams that perform well, mentoring engineers in human-centered design, advocating for cybersecurity practices, managing DevSecOps operations, and creating mobile applications.

My mission since 1987: Digital for Planet and People.
With purpose and mindfulness for the generations to come.

I invented IIZI and NetPhantom to build and run apps that emit 80% less CO2.
These tools allow businesses and developers to create sustainable, energy-efficient products and services; while delivering faster, safer, and inclusive user experiences.

Here to contribute to the digital community, through my expertise in fintech, enterprise, legacy, mainframe, web, and mobile infrastructures — 38 computer languages and creating systems since 1975 to boot.

With a degree in Systems Engineering, a Master of Science, and years of experience building unique solutions in the technology world, Alejandro knows how the software industry works. He guides the overall strategy for Rootstack, leading with innovation, vision for the future, and deep-rooted industry knowledge.

Isaac is a business-oriented engineering leader with a track record of building high-performing teams and getting projects off the ground quickly. I've designed and developed large-scale products in several industries (healthcare, finance, real estate, hardware / embedded systems), from ideation to production.

Surag Patel is a distinguished entrepreneur and technologist, with a rich history of founding and scaling innovative tech companies. Specializing in cybersecurity, he's adept at transforming complex technologies into market-leading solutions. As a Chief Strategy Officer at Contrast Security, Surag played a pivotal role in reshaping the application security landscape. A multiple-time successful entrepreneur, he has consistently demonstrated his ability to identify and capitalize on emerging technologies, leading ventures from inception to market triumph. Surag is the founder of Pixee, an innovative solution to automate security for developers to allow them time to spend time on the work that matters.

I'm Mohan Rao Pusarla, a seasoned Software Architect with over 15 years of experience in the technology industry. He excels in defining requirements, planning solutions, and implementing enterprise-level structures. Mohan is dedicated to team success, leveraging his meticulousness and organizational prowess. My reputation for problem-solving and enhancing customer satisfaction is notable. With a skill set encompassing Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, and Snowflake, he has played key roles in architectural revamps, CI/CD pipeline design, and event-driven architecture development. My portfolio includes achievements in microservices, real-time systems, and strategic migrations, underscoring his dedication to innovation and excellence.

Omer Rosenbaum is the CTO and Co-Founder of Swimm, a knowledge management platform built for developers. Omer is the founder of Check Point Security Academy and was the Cyber Security Lead at ITC, an educational organization that trains talented professionals to develop careers in technology. Omer has a MA in Linguistics from Tel Aviv University and is the author of Computer Networks and the creator behind the Brief YouTube Channel.

Eli Schleifer is co-CEO and founder of Trunk Technolgies Inc. He has been designing and building software for the last twenty years including a nine-year stint at Microsoft, founding a mobile video startup that he later sold to Google, and working on self-driving vehicles at Uber before leaving to start Trunk. He lives with his family in San Francisco.

Abhishek Tiwari is a Senior Manager for Software Engineering at LinkedIn, heading the company's Big Data Pipelines organization that builds and manages the infrastructure to power all LinkedIn products, including AI-driven innovations, enterprise offerings, and member services. Additionally, he serves as the Vice President of Apache Gobblin at the Apache Software Foundation, the world's largest open-source foundation powering over half the internet.

Jade Wang runs the Cloudflare for Startups program, and hosts Founder Focus, a Cloudflare.TV show. She previously co-founded Sandstorm.io, ran a network of hacker houses, and grew the community of Meteor, an open source project. Her Ph.D. is in neuroscience, and in her early life, she was a concert pianist. For fun, she tinkers with hardware projects.

Adam Wasserman has over 30 years of experience in software development and professional services. He is a terrible programmer himself, but has managed top teams teams for startups, multinationals, and everything in-between. Adam is also the author of many popular articles on the history of programming languages and has written The Chaos Factory: a book about transforming enterprise application development. Currently, he is CEO of Neonto, a company that makes low-code platforms for React.js progressive web applications and native mobile apps.