About
Vipul Siddharth works with the UNICEF Innovation Fund, focusing on advancing humanitarian innovation through open source and applying it toward sustainable development goals. Before UNICEF, he worked at Red Hat building platform applications and operating systems including Fedora and CentOS Linux, and held roles in the Fedora Council and Mindshare as a DEI advisor and mentorship lead. He is originally from Goa, India.
Experience
- UNICEFOpen Source Innovation Specialistcurrent2023 — presentStockholm
- UNICEFOpen Source Technical Advisor2022 — 2023
- Fedora ProjectContributorcurrent2016 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Fedora ProjectDiversity and Inclusion Advisor to the Fedora Council2021 — 2023
- Fedora ProjectEditor for Fedora Community Blog2021 — 2022
- Fedora ProjectMentored Project Representative at Mindshare Committee2019 — 2022
- Red HatSoftware Engineer2018 — 2022
- Red HatIntern2017 — 2018Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- LabyrinthCoordinator2016 — 2018Christ University
- Saab Defense and Security USATechnical Demonstrator2017AeroIndia 2017
Education
- Christ University, BangaloreBCA, Computer Programming2015 — 2018
- DAV Public schoolHigh School Diploma, Science2013 — 2015
Skills & more
Problem SolvingLinux17Python9Git9C10Unix2Operating Systems6MySQL3Databases3Open Source5Ansible1Python (Programming Language)2
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Digital Public GoodsDigital Public InfrastructureSoftware InfrastructureSoftware DesignPublic PolicyGovernment RelationsProject GovernanceLegal ComplianceCompliance ManagementShell ScriptingSoftware Quality AssuranceVirtualizationLanguages English · Hindi
- GCI 2019 Mentor and Org Admin @ Fedora — Google
- GSoC 2020 Org Admin @ Fedora — Google
- Google Code In Mentor and Org Admin - 2018-19 | Fedora — Google
- Google Summer of Code Mentor - 2019 | Fedora — Google
From Vipul's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Christ University, Bangalore33
Anupama SrinivasInvestor at Powerhouse VenturesKarthika AnandSenior Marketing Manager at RTP GlobalSunitha ViswanathanPartner at Kae CapitalVinod JosephInvestor at Samsung NextNaman SodhaniAssociate at She CapitalVivek VenkatraghvanInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
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Shared employers
Also worked at UNICEF30
Melis AtaOperations | Venture Fellow at 212Yagiz KARADENIZManaging Partner at DOMiNO VenturesDaria ZhaoInvestor at NZVCEzgi EmirogluVenture Associate at Material ImpactJun QuInvestment Manager at Main Sequence VenturesSunita GroteLead, Ventures at UNICEF Innovation Fund
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Also worked at Fedora Project1
Also worked at Red Hat16
Issac RothVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalJason CaplainCo-Founder & General Partner at Bull City Venture PartnersMatt GorinManaging Partner at Contour Venture PartnersBlake ModersitskiManaging Partner, Pelion VP at Juvo VenturesLuke CurranSenior Analyst at Naples Technology VenturesPaul StraubCo-Founder, Managing Director at Wireframe Ventures
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Colleagues at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Amogh Banta
Blockchain Specialist at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Aparna Bhushan
Data Security & Privacy Mentor at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Arun Maharajan
Blockchain Lead at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Candela Gonzalez
Programme Associate at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Cheryl Ng
Startup Ecosystem Consultant at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Daniel Alvarez
Data Science Lead at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Desiree Lim Sim Yee
Portfolio Strategist at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Halim Jun
DS/ML Advisor at UNICEF Innovation Fund