Georg Link, PhD
Georg Link is an Open Source Strategist dedicated to enhancing the professionalism of open source projects and organizations by assisting them with metric strategy and tooling.
He is a co-founder of the Linux Foundation Community Health Analytics Open Source Software (CHAOSS) project, which focuses on establishing best practices for measuring community health.
With over 14 years of experience in open source, Georg Link is an avid Open Source Advocate. He has actively used and contributed to open source, organized community events, and participated as a speaker at various open source conferences.
Alongside his professional pursuits, Georg Link is also a passionate Fiction Reader, often indulging in compelling narratives and cheering for fictional characters with extraordinary abilities like magic.
Georg Link's educational background includes a Master of Business Administration with a focus on Collaboration Science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a specialization in Banking and Financial Services from WelfenAkademie, Braunschweig, and he completed his Abitur at Gymnasium Julianum Helmstedt.
His professional journey encompasses roles such as Director of Sales at Bitergia, Adjunct Faculty at Brandeis University, Vice President Board Of Directors at Oakmont Homeowners Association, Inc., and various positions at different organizations including CHAOSS, University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Institut fĂĽr Betriebssysteme und Rechnerverbund.
Georg Link has also worked as a freelance Web Developer and gained experience in Java development, quality assurance, and banking services during his earlier career stages.
