I'm an internationally recognized tech ethicist, activist, and software engineer. For more than a decade, I've worked on practical approaches to promoting the values of diversity, equity, and justice in the technology industry. As a highly sought-after speaker, I have delivered keynotes at technology conferences on five continents.

I'm best known as the creator of Contributor Covenant, the first and most widely-adopted code of conduct for open source communities. I was recognized for my contributions to open source with a Ruby Hero Award in 2016. In 2018 I addressed the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights on the topic of human rights abuses by tech companies. In 2019, I authored the Hippocratic License, an innovative ethical software license tied to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In 2020 I founded the Organization for Ethical Source, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to promoting ethics and equity in the practice of software development, and serve as its Executive Director. I am also Chair of the Governance Futures Network, an initiative exploring the future of democracy in a fully digital age. I was selected as a Tech Luminary by The Omidyar Network’s The Tech We Want initiative, a community of technology leaders collaborating on inclusivity, mutualism, sustainability, accountability, and responsible innovation.

I'm profiled on Wikipedia, where I am also recognized as a notable figure among women in computing history. My work has been featured by media outlets including CNN, the BBC, the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), WIRED, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Register, The Mary Sue, Buzzfeed, Vice, The Verge, ZDNet, The Daily Beast, and Business Insider.

I'm a prolific postpunk and experimental musician. I live-stream music recording and production and publish my music and and video projects, including work in progress, at nosignal.zone. My creative work is released under Creative Commons open culture licenses and contributed to the digital commons.

My CV is available here. You can connect with me on Github, Mastodon, LinkedIn, or by using this contact form.

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