Full Name

Gabriele Columbro

Job Title

Executive Director

Company

FINOS

Speaker Bio

As founding Executive Director, Gabriele Columbro has played a pivotal role in transforming the Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) from its nascent stages into a leading force in the financial services sector, fostering significant growth and innovation through open source collaboration. Under his leadership, FINOS, now part of the Linux Foundation, has expanded to over 100 members, including major financial institutions and technology firms and became the host of open source projects now critical to the financial services ecosystem. Columbro has also been instrumental in establishing and promoting key industry events such as the Open Source in Finance Forum (OSFF), that have become central hubs for open source in finance bringing together over 2000 people every year. Besides OSFF, Columbro is also a frequent keynote speaker at major events like Open Source Summit, Money 2020, Finovate, and KubeCon, where he advocates on the transformative impact of open source technology in various sectors, first and foremost financial services. Thanks to his accomplishments with FINOS, Columbro was tapped to take on a significant role as the General Manager of Linux Foundation Europe, aimed at enhancing the presence and impact of open source across Europe. This role involves fostering regional open collaborations and supporting the success leveraging the global platform of the Linux Foundation, emphasizing the critical commercial, geopolitical and societal value of open source in the AI era and beyond. His extensive experience in building developer ecosystems and driving innovation is not just limited to non-profits but extends to commercial open source ventures and direct exposure Fortune 500 companies, highlighted by his previous roles at Alfresco. Beyond his professional achievements, as a special needs parent, Columbro advocates for disability rights and inclusion. He is an avid reggae music connoisseur, enjoys cooking strictly Italian food, and it's a vocal Napoli soccer fan, a sport he enjoys also playing in his personal time. Columbro holds a Master's in Computer Engineering at Università of Roma Tre in Italy.