Opening & Welcome
The Matrix Foundation and Community welcome you to The Matrix Conference
Are you ready to enter the Matrix?
Josh Simmons
Josh Simmons is the Managing Director of the Matrix.org Foundation. He's a community organiser, web developer, nonprofit geek, and activist based in Petaluma, California. Best known for his time in leadership at the Open Source Initiative, Josh is also on the board of Petaluma Pride, author of the Public Health Pledge, co-organizer of North Bay Python, and an advisor to Independent Federated Trust & Safety (IFTAS). In the past, Josh has worked in community-facing roles focused on open source at Tidelift, Salesforce, Google, and O’Reilly Media.