We're excited to welcome Elizabeth Barron as the next Executive Director of The PHP Foundation, following a thorough process led by our search committee of Nils Adermann, Sebastian Bergmann, Lorna Mitchell, and Ben Ramsey.
Elizabeth brings a rare combination of deep roots in the PHP community and proven leadership in open-source governance. She co-founded a volunteer-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting women and non-binary individuals in the PHP industry, served as Community Manager at GitHub where she led developer outreach programs including the Patchwork initiative, and has been active in CHAOSS – a project focused on open-source community health metrics.
Her experience spanning community building, fundraising, outreach operations, and open-source strategy makes her a natural fit to lead the foundation into its next chapter.
As previously announced, founding Executive Director Roman Pronskiy is transitioning to focus on his growing role at JetBrains, while continuing to serve on the Board of Directors. Roman will work closely with Elizabeth to ensure a smooth handover.
“In just a few years, The PHP Foundation has built something remarkable, and I'm honored to take on this role and continue that work. PHP powers a huge part of the web, and I'm excited to work with the Board, our core developers, and the broader PHP community to strengthen and expand the Foundation's impact so that together we can ensure PHP thrives for decades to come.”
Elizabeth Barron,
Executive Director, The PHP Foundation
Please join us in welcoming Elizabeth. We're looking forward to what's ahead.
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