A 20-year veteran of the tech industry, Neela Jacques brings a wealth of business, product and open source experience to his role at OpenDaylight executive director. He has taken OpenDaylight from a nascent project to a vibrant, growing open source community quickly becoming the de facto standard industry platform. He helped grow VMware’s Virtualization and Cloud business launching multiple products and initiatives, and consulted CEOs and CIOs on product strategy and M&A as a Bain & Co. Consultant. He is an advisor and board member for startups, a frequent writer for leading publications and dynamic public speaker.