We launched Software.org – an independent and nonpartisan international research organization – to help policymakers and the broader public better understand the impact that software has on our lives, our economy, and our society. We believe that by working together to examine these issues we can better prepare for the future and help inform government policies and industry culture that will promote both technological advancement and widespread growth.
At the same time, Software.org will work to empower the workforce of the future and to help policymakers, stakeholders, and the technology industry itself look forward and prepare for the world of tomorrow. Software.org will:
- Think Deeply: Publishing reports and studies and engaging with governments in a dialogue about cutting-edge technologies and innovation-enabling policies.
- Give Back: Partnering with leading organizations to empower and expand the technological workforce of tomorrow.
- Look Forward: Preparing for the future by supporting diversity, inclusion, and economic opportunity for all.
Board Members

David Crane
Chair, VP of Government Affairs and Senior Corporate Counsel at Autodesk, Inc.

Jim Green
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy at Salesforce

Fred Humphries
Vice President of U.S. Government Affairs, for Microsoft Corporation

Jace Johnson
Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy at Adobe

Allen Lineberry
Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property, Siemens PLM Software

Chris Padilla
Vice President for the Government and Regulatory Affairs at the IBM Corporation
Advisory Committee

Sylvia Acevedo
CEO, Girl Scouts of the United States

Jeremy Allaire
Co-Founder and CEO, Circle

Michael Chertoff
Founder and Chairman, Chertoff Group

Raj De
Partner, Mayer Brown

Lizzie Francis
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Brilliant Ventures

Vijay Gurbaxani
Founding Director, Center for Digital Transformation, University of California, Irvine

Maurice Jackson
Professor, Georgetown University

Stefan Jockusch
Vice President, Strategy, Siemens PLM Software

Leighanne Levensaler
Chief Strategy Officer, Workday

Greg Morrisett
Dean of Computing and Information Sciences, Cornell University

Christina Sass
Co-Founder and COO, Andela

Reshma Saujani
Founder and CEO, Girls Who Code

Anne-Marie Slaughter
President and CEO, New America

Brad Smith
President and Chief Legal Officer, Microsoft Corporation

Julie Sweet
CEO – North America, Accenture

Danny Weitzner
Director and Co-Founder, MIT CSAIL Decentralized Information Group
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