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Board of Directors

The OpenPOWER Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors representing our member organizations and the broader open computing community.

James Kulina
James Kulina
Executive Director
OpenPOWER Foundation

James brings over 10 years of open source experience across hardware, software, and network engineering. As Executive Director, he oversees the foundation's strategic direction, member relations, and technical community programs.

Ganesan Narayanasamy
Ganesan Narayanasamy
President
Object Automation Software Solutions Pvt Ltd

With nearly three decades at IBM in HPC and chip design, Ganesan has been instrumental in growing the OpenPOWER ecosystem and AI initiative programs across Asia and globally.

Timothy Pearson
Timothy Pearson
Director
Raptor Computing Systems

Timothy has 15+ years of experience in high-performance systems design, spanning hardware and firmware through kernel and application development, with a strong emphasis on open solutions and security.

Lance Albertson
Lance Albertson
Director
Oregon State University

Lance is the Director of the Oregon State University Open Source Lab (OSUOSL), where he manages hosting infrastructure for 160+ open source projects including Debian Linux, and champions academic involvement in open computing.

Dr. Peter Hofstee
Dr. Peter Hofstee
IBM Master Inventor & Director
IBM Research

Chief architect of the Synergistic Processor Elements in the Cell Broadband Engine — the chip behind the PlayStation 3 and the world's first petaflop supercomputer. Since rejoining IBM Research in 2011, Peter has focused on optimising systems for big data, analytics, and cloud computing with accelerated processing. He holds over 100 patents and has been a key contributor to the OpenCAPI coherent accelerator interface.

Foundation Governance

The OpenPOWER Foundation is a member-directed organization. Our governance structure ensures that all members have a voice in shaping the future of OpenPOWER computing.

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