Brian Fox, co-founder and chief technology officer at Sonatype, brings over 20 years of hands-on experience driving software development for organizations of all sizes. A recognized figure in the Apache Maven ecosystem and a longstanding member of the Apache Software Foundation, Brian has played a crucial role in creating popular plug-ins like the Maven dependency plug-in and Maven enforcer plug-in. As a governing board member for the Open Source Security Foundation, Brian actively contributes to advancing cybersecurity.