I am Wes Wilson.

Strategic operations executive serving as Chief of Staff at the OpenInfra Foundation, part of the Linux Foundation, which is home to open source projects powering the most critical workloads in the world. I partner with the Executive Director and Board to advance the Foundation's mission, drive organizational strategy, and lead cross-functional initiatives spanning finance, legal, governance, vendor management, and member operations.

As a leader in the open source ecosystem, I help align the needs of our corporate members, project contributors, and end users so each group sees clear and lasting value from the Foundation. This stakeholder alignment is what allows our global community to collaborate effectively and build the open infrastructure standards the world runs on. I work at the intersection of community, commerce, and code, connecting staff, leadership, and the Board to translate strategy into execution, strengthen governance, and deliver measurable value at global scale.

My approach is grounded in entrepreneurial experience and hands-on work across nearly every function of a business. I focus on building the operational frameworks, systems, and decision-making structures that allow mission-driven organizations to scale with discipline and clarity.

Earlier in my career, I founded a venture-backed startup (acquired in 2011), served as Director of Product at VentureLab, helped build ZippyKid (now Pressable), mentored founders through Techstars Cloud, and spent several years as an independent consultant and designer.

I'm always glad to connect with peers across the open source, operations, and founder communities. If you'd like to get in touch, please reach out by email.