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
Contact Us
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