Jim Jagielski
American software engineer (born 1961)
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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.
Open Source Initiative Director, 2010-2013
Outercurve Foundation Director, 2009-present
Jim Jagielski | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
| Occupation | software engineer |
Board member of | Apache Software Foundation Director, 1999-2019, 2025;[1] Open Source Initiative Director, 2010-2013 Outercurve Foundation Director, 2009-present |
| Website | www |
Professional activity
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
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
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
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]