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Jim Jagielski
Born
Dundalk, Maryland, US
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
Occupationsoftware engineer
Board member ofApache Software Foundation Director, 1999-2019, 2025;[1]
Open Source Initiative Director, 2010-2013
Outercurve Foundation Director, 2009-present
Websitewww.jimjag.com

Jim Jagielski is an American software engineer who was a co-founder of the Apache Software Foundation, specializing in Open Source, InnerSource, web and cloud technologies.

Professional activity

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While at NASA/Goddard, he served as editor of the A/UX FAQ and system administrator for Jagubox, the primary repository for third-party software for Apple's A/UX operating system.[2] It was at this time that Jagielski started actively contributing to numerous Internet software projects, such as BIND, sendmail, xntpd, etc as he ported these core technologies to the A/UX platform. He continues as an active Open Source developer to this day.[3][4]

In 1994, Jagielski founded jaguNET Access Services, a web host and ISP. He has served as CTO for Zend Technologies.[5] Additionally, Jagielski has served as the Open Source Program Office lead for companies such as Red Hat,[6] Capital One,[7] VMWare,[8] Uber,[9] and currently Salesforce.[10]

Jagielski is a frequent speaker and keynoter at past and present Open Source related conferences, including OSCON, ApacheCon, OSSF,[11] Open Expo Europe,[12] FOSS Backstage,[13] OW2Con[14] Open Source 101[15] and All Things Open.[16]

Apache Software Foundation

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After doing some development on the NCSA HTTPd web server, he started with Apache in early-to-mid 1995.[17] Jagielski is one of the co-founders of the Apache Software Foundation and served for over 25 years as director, chairman, president, and executive vice-president of the ASF.[18] Jagielski is the original Chair of the Apache Incubator project.[19]

Other board and council memberships

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In 2010, Jagielski was appointed to the board of directors of the CodePlex Foundation,[20] which was later renamed to Outercurve Foundation.[21] Jagielski also serves as the president for Outercurve.[22]

In 2011, Jagielski was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Open Source Initiative.[23] He resigned in September 2013.[24] The following year, Jagielski was appointed as a new Council member of the MARSEC-XL Foundation.[25] Jagielski is a member of OASIS Open's Open Projects Advisory Council.[26]

Awards

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Jagielski was one of the recipients of the O'Reilly Open Source Awards at OSCON 2012.[27]

In 2015, Jagielski was awarded the European Commission/Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group's Luminary Award in Creating Open Engagement Platforms for his global efforts in promoting Open Source as an Innovation process.[28].

At the 2025 All Things Open conference, Jagielski was awarded the inaugural Open Source Icon award for his decades-long service to the Open Source community.[29]

References

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  1. ^ https://news.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-software-foundation-announces-new-board-members
  2. ^ Usenet FAQs By Author: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov
  3. ^ GitHub
  4. ^ OpenHub
  5. ^ Zend Technologies Extends U.S. Presence; Open-Source Advocate Jim Jagielski Joins PHP Technology Leader, retrieved 18dec2007
  6. ^ "Jim Jagielski".
  7. ^ "The "Why" of Inner Source". October 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "#11 Jim Jagielski, Chairman, the Apache Software Foundation". February 22, 2010.
  9. ^ "Open Source 101 - Jim Jagielski - Uber - OS101". YouTube. April 11, 2021.
  10. ^ "The importance of open source licensing with Jim Jagielski". YouTube. February 27, 2024.
  11. ^ Why Contribute Back
  12. ^ Travelers Tails
  13. ^ IP Primer
  14. ^ Licenses and Governance
  15. ^ Intro to Open Source
  16. ^ Open Source Licensing
  17. ^ Apache Committers
  18. ^ Apache Software Foundation Board of Directors, Retrieved on December 23, 2007
  19. ^ "Apache Phone Book". people.apache.org. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  20. ^ "Board of Directors". Outercurve Foundation. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  21. ^ "The CodePlex Foundation Rebrands, Renamed Outercurve Foundation". Outercurve Foundation. September 28, 2010. Archived from the original on October 2, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  22. ^ "Outercurve Foundation Announces Jim Jagielski as President of Board". Outercurve Foundation. July 1, 2013. Archived from the original on February 15, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  23. ^ "OSI Board of Directors". Open Source Initiative. July 24, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  24. ^ "OSI Board Minutes". Open Source Initiative. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  25. ^ "MARSEC-XL Welcomes Jim Jagielski as a New Council Member" (Press release). Nasdaq Globalwire. August 16, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  26. ^ "Open Projects Advisory Council Archives".
  27. ^ "O'Reilly Open Source Awards". O'Reilly. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  28. ^ "THE OPEN INNOVATION 2.0 CONFERENCE 2015 PROVED THAT COLLABORATION HAS NO BOUNDARIES". Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  29. ^ "Open source won, so why are we still fighting?". Retrieved December 9, 2025.
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