About Me

Justin W. Flory is an experienced Open Source enthusiast with a passion for building vibrant, healthy communities. He is currently the Fedora Community Architect (FCA) at Red Hat, where he is dedicated to sustaining the Fedora contributor community.

With over a decade of experience in Open Source, Justin has a proven track record of fostering collaboration and innovation. He’s worked on various projects, from contributing to the CHAOSS community to leading open source empowerment programs at UNICEF. At UNICEF, he supported the UNICEF Venture Fund and other Open Source activities within the Office of Innovation. Together with a team of mentors, Justin mentored twenty-three start-up companies of diverse start-up companies from nineteen countries and five continents. Of these companies, fourteen achieved global recognition as Digital Public Goods and three were acquired in multi-million dollar acquisitions.

As a Fedora community member since 2015, Justin has played a pivotal role in shaping its direction. He serves as a team leader, advocating for diversity and inclusion and representing Fedora at international events. Outside of Fedora, Justin is a frequent speaker at conferences like OS Community Africa Festival, CHAOSScon (Africa & Europe editions), FOSDEM, DevConf CZ, All Things Open, OSCAL, and others. He’s also a current or past contributor of other Open Source projects, like SpigotMC, Opensource.com, MusicBrainz, and Wikipedia.

A photo of the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Towering red rock formations stand tall against a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. A white man stands higher up in the rocks, wearing tan trousers and a stripped brown shirt.
CC BY-SA 4.0 © Justin W. Flory

Additionally, Justin is an avid traveler and always tries to learn something new from the places he visits and the people he meets. He is a music and coffee enthusiast!