Keith Bergelt

Keith Bergelt
Born (1958-09-11) September 11, 1958
Alma materDuke University, AB 1979
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, JD 1982
Theseus Institute – International Management Institute, MBA 1995
EmployerOpen Invention Network
TitleCEO
WebsiteManagement at openinventionnetwork.com

Keith Daniel Bergelt (born September 11, 1958) is an American corporate executive and former U.S. diplomat. He is CEO of Open Invention Network where he is responsible for coordinating the establishment and maintenance of a patent ‘‘no-fly” zone around Linux. As such, he is responsible for safeguarding an open and competitive landscape in key technology markets such as back-office transaction processing, mission critical IT applications, mobile communications/smartphones, and desktop computing.