Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams is a seasoned technology executive and entrepreneur with extensive experience in developer marketing, open source community building, and bringing developer-facing technologies to market.2 He is currently the Project Lead for Open Source KitOps at KitOps, as well as the co-founder of two companies:

1. Jozu: A PE-backed MLOps tool built on the open-source KitOps platform.12
2. Stori: A messaging and positioning firm that collaborates with PE and VC firms to reposition their portfolio companies.12

Professional Background

Jesse has held executive roles at several prominent tech companies:

• AWS: Worked on repositioning AWS in the DevOps category and led messaging for GitOps and IaC.1
• Docker: Served as VP of Product Marketing.1
• Red Hat: Held a leadership position in developer marketing.2

His contributions have led to three successful exit events: YouCaring, Codenvy, and ExecVision.2

KitOps and Jozu

KitOps is an open-source MLOps tool that Jesse co-created to solve the problem of handing off models between data scientists, software development teams, and DevOps/SRE teams.1 It provides a secure package called ModelKit for sharing and managing models, code, metadata, and artifacts throughout the ML development lifecycle.3

Jozu, built on KitOps, serves as a hub for KitOps ModelKits, which are OCI-compliant packages for AI/ML projects.1

Achievements and Expertise

• Specializes in crafting differentiated messaging that clearly communicates value.2
• Combines technical experience in developer tooling and open source with a passion for operational excellence.2
• Has been integral to product growth at AWS, Docker, and Red Hat.2
• Developed the Stori Messaging and Positioning Framework.1

Jesse Williams resides in Virginia with his wife and three children.2 His LinkedIn username is jessewilliams1.4