2 Project Leadership History
This section records the people who held various project leadership roles over time, without them the project would not be what it is today.
2.1 Yocto Project Chair
Jeffrey ‘Jefro’ Osier-Mixon 2010 - 2018/06
Lieu Ta 2018/06 - 2020/04
Andrew Wafaa 2020/04 - 2026/04
Nicolas Dechesne 2026/05 - Current
2.2 Treasurer
Lieu Ta 2010 - 2020/05
Stephanie Moscrip 2020/05 - 2021/11
Steve Geary 2021/11 - 2025/05
Chuck Wolber 2025/05 - Current
2.3 Advocacy Lead
Tracey Erway 2010 - 2018
Andreea Volosincu 2018 - 2021
Tracey Erway 2021
Megan Knight 2021/10 - Current
2.4 Community Manager
Jeffrey ‘Jefro’ Osier-Mixon 2010 - 2018/06
Nicolas Dechesne 2018/07 - 2023/04
Josef Holzmayr 2023/04 - Current
2.5 Infrastructure Lead
Michael Halstead 2011/06 - Current
2.6 Training Lead
David Reyna 2014/10 - Current
2.7 Yocto Project TSC Chair
Richard Purdie 2019/03 - Current
2.8 Yocto Project TSC Members
Armin Kuster 2019/03 - 2023/04
Khem Raj 2019/03 - 2025/05
Ross Burton 2019/03 - Current
Denys Dmytriyenko 2019/03 - Current
Mark Hatle 2023/04 - Current
Richard Purdie 2019/03 - Current
Joshua Watt 2025/05 - Current
2.9 Linux Foundation Project Manager for Yocto Project
Katie Greenley 2020/05 - 2021/01
Neal Caidin 2021/02 - 2024/08
Ben Sternthal 2024/09 - 2025/01
Jennifer Bonner 2025/01 - 2025/07
Michelle Favalora 2025/08 - Current
2.10 Ecosystem Engineering and Operations Lead
Paul Barker 2026/01 - Current