Board

Vorstand

1. 

   Dr.-Ing. Mike Müller

   1. Vorsitzender

   Dr.-Ing. Mike Müller has been working with Python since 1999 and has been teaching the language professionally since 2004. As Managing Director and Trainer at the Python Academy, he has conducted over 580 Python courses, totaling more than 1,400 days of instruction. He is active internationally as a speaker and tutor at conferences such as PyCon US, EuroPython, EuroSciPy, PyCon DE, and PyData. For his long-standing commitment to the Python community, he was recognized as a Fellow of the Python Software Foundation and received the PSF Community Service Award. As a board member of the Python Software Verband he leads EuroSciPy, the conference for the application of Python in science and research.

2. 

   Alexander Hendorf

   2. Vorsitzender

   Alexander C.S. Hendorf is an independent advisor for AI strategy and open source, working with C-level leadership teams on decisions that hold up both strategically and in technical execution — from boardroom to codebase. His sustained contributions to the international Python community have been recognised with Fellow status of both the Python Software Foundation and the EuroPython Society; he leads the Open Source Working Group at the German AI Association (KI-Bundesverband) and initiated Pioneers Hub gGmbH, which builds deep-tech communities. As a board member of the PySV, he leads PyCon DE — Germany's largest conference for applied AI with open source — and the association's open-source strategy.

3. 

   Jessica Greene

   1. stellvertretende Vorsitzende

   Jessica Greene is a self/community software engineer, previously working in the film industry, as well as a stint as a specialty coffee roaster. She joined Ecosia.org in 2018 to put her digital skills towards a better planet. Ecosia puts 100% of its profits into climate initiatives as well as helping users make more sustainable choices online through their search engine. Aside from her work at Ecosia, she organizes events to support other women & gender minorities in making the move into tech. She serves as a member of the Python Software Foundation Conduct workgroup. As a board member of the Python Software Verband, she leads the PyLadies fund.

4. 

   Dr. Klaus Bremer

   2. stellvertretender Vorsitzender

   Dr. Klaus Bremer got in contact with Python about 1999, began programming even earlier and is maintainer of several open-source libraries. In 2014, he started giving professional trainings, which have summed up since then to more than 200 courses (most often multi-day workshops), from basic introductions up to advanced and specialized topics. As a board member of the Python Software Verband, he leads our Camper (barcamps.eu) initiative that enables barcamps all over DACH