Gaël Blondelle

Gaël Blondelle is a dedicated open source executive with over 20 years of experience. He currently serves as the Secretary and VP of Community Operations at the Eclipse Foundation, and as Secretary of the Board for the Open Source Initiative (OSI). Since co-founding an open source startup in 2004, he has spent his career bridging the gap between technology and business by building collaborative, sustainable ecosystems across enterprises and research organizations. Today, his core mission is to champion digital sovereignty, helping companies leverage open source not just to catch up, but to establish true global technology leadership.