10 Facts About Brian Behlendorf

Brian Behlendorf was born on March 30,1973 and is an American technologist, executive, computer programmer and leading figure in the open-source software movement.

Brian Behlendorf was a primary developer of the Apache Web server, the most popular web server software on the Internet, and a founding member of the Apache Group, which later became the Apache Software Foundation.

Brian Behlendorf has served on the board of the Mozilla Foundation since 2003, Benetech since 2009, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation since 2013.

Brian Behlendorf, raised in Southern California, became interested in the development of the Internet while he was a student at the University of California, Berkeley, in the early 1990s.

So, Brian Behlendorf patched the open-source code to support HotWired's requirements.

Brian Behlendorf served as president of the Foundation for three years.

Brian Behlendorf continues to be involved with electronic music community events such as Chillits, and speaks often at open-source conferences worldwide.

Brian Behlendorf has served on the board of the Mozilla Foundation since 2003, Benetech since 2009 and the Electronic Frontier Foundation since 2013.

Brian Behlendorf was a managing director at Mithril Capital, a global technology investment firm based in San Francisco, from 2014 until he joined the Linux Foundation.

Brian Behlendorf became the General Manager of the Open Source Security Foundation in October 2021.