Robin Ginn
Robin Ginn
Robin Bender Ginn is the Executive Director of the OpenJS Foundation. Hosted by the Linux Foundation, OpenJS is the neutral home to grow and sustain the JavaScript and web ecosystem with 35 projects including Appium, Electron, Jest, jQuery, Node.js and webpack. Previously, Robin led major initiatives at Microsoft to advance open source technologies, community development, and open standards.
Node Congress 2024Node Congress 2024
17 min
Peace, Love and JavaScript
The stability and security of open source projects can be found in the people shaping the culture as much as the code they write. The Executive Director of the OpenJS Foundation will share lessons she learned along the way on how to build trust and transparency to minimize drama and overcome challenges in the JavaScript ecosystem. She will cover critical topics such as empowering projects with open governance, building an ecosystem around a community project, and how OpenJS supports essential projects such as Node.js.