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Brian Fox

Founder

Chief Technology Officer and co-founder at Sonatype

Greater Boston

FoundedSonatype

About

Brian Fox is Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Sonatype, with over 20 years of experience in software development. A member of the Apache Software Foundation, he contributed to the maven-dependency-plugin and maven-enforcer-plugin and oversees Maven Central, a repository of open-source Java components. He serves on the Governing Board of the Open Source Security Foundation, participates in the Atlantic Council's Open Source Policy Network, and has co-authored publications on software supply chain management, including a position paper with the Atlantic Council and an IEEE article.

Chief Technology Officer and co-founder at Sonatype

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Sonatype's investors · 9

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2018AspenwoodSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksBlue Delta CapitalMcLean · $15M – $50M checksCanvas VenturesCampbell · $5M – $20M checksFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoGolub GrowthChicagoHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)San Francisco · since 2016New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksTPGSan Francisco · since 2018

Experience

  1. SonatypeCo-founder & CTOcurrent2016 — present
  2. SonatypeVP of Product Management2011 — 2016Greater Boston Area
  3. SonatypeVP of Engineering2007 — 2011Greater Boston Area
  4. FINOSFINOS Governing Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  5. OpenSSFOpenSSF Governing Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  6. The Apache Software FoundationMembercurrent2009 — present
  7. The Apache Software FoundationVP, Apache Maven2009 — 2011
  8. Forbes Technology CouncilOfficial Membercurrent2017 — present
  9. Scientific Technologies CorporationSoftware Development Manager2003 — 2007
  10. Call Center TechnologiesSr. Software Developer2002 — 2003
  11. Excel Switching CorporationTechnical Lead1998 — 2002
  12. XNT SystemsSoftware Developer1998 — 2002
  13. XNT SystemsSoftware Developer1998 — 2002
  14. Lucent TechnologiesTechnical Lead1998 — 2002
  15. Munin TechnologiesSoftware Developer1996 — 1998
  16. national employmentWebmaster1996 — 1997
  17. FIRSTRobotics Team Member and Driver1994 — 1995Hooksett, NH

Skills & more

Adult CPRProduct ManagementProduct DevelopmentTelecommunications3Agile Methodologies14Software Development40Cloud Computing1Scrum7Software Engineering4Object Oriented Design4Web Applications3Test Driven Development2
+12 moreContinuous IntegrationSDLCSoftware DesignHudsonSOADistributed SystemsAgile Project ManagementSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Open Source SoftwareJavaOpen SourceMaven
  • Assistant Scoutmaster & Committee member (Fully Trained) — Boy Scouts of America
  • Adult and Pediatric First Aid / CPR / AED — American Red Cross
  • Amateur Extra Class radio operator — Federal Communications Commission

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brian Fox?
Brian Fox is Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Sonatype, with over 20 years of experience in software development. A member of the Apache Software Foundation, he contributed to the maven-dependency-plugin and maven-enforcer-plugin and oversees Maven Central, a repository of open-source Java components. He serves on the Governing Board of the Open Source Security Foundation, participates in the Atlantic Council's Open Source Policy Network, and has co-authored publications on software supply chain management, including a position paper with the Atlantic Council and an IEEE article.
Where does Brian Fox work?
Brian Fox is Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Sonatype.
What companies did Brian Fox found?
Brian Fox founded Sonatype.
Where did Brian Fox go to school?
Brian Fox studied at Daniel Webster College (BS, CS); Bigvisible (Certified Scrummaster); Edward Tufte Courses (Presenting Data and Information).

Shared employers

Also worked at Sonatype5

Will PriceInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalAnn WinbladPartner Emeritus, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners at AspenwoodDavid IferganAssociate at iGan PartnersJennifer ReissVice President at Essex Woodlands Healthcare PartnersBill KarpovichInvestor at Inner Loop Capital

Also worked at FINOS2

Michael HsuVenture Partner at Core Venture CapitalKim Jaffe-PradoInvestor at Centana Growth Partners

Also worked at The Apache Software Foundation20

RaghuInvestor at Eudemian VenturesRaymond FengTechnical Partner at FactionMax BlackerAnalyst at LDV CapitalRaymie StataTechnical Advisor at Z5 CapitalSeetharam VenkateshInvestor at 8VCTimothy ChenManaging Partner at Essence Venture Capital

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Also worked at Lucent Technologies230

Nick FrosstCo-founder of CohereViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesSamir MatkiInvestor at DaphniTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanTimo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline Ventures

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