Russ Nelson

Russ Nelson
Russ Nelson in 2005
Board of Directors, Open Source Initiative
In office
February 1998 – April 6, 2011
Succeeded byJim Jagielski
President, Open Source Initiative
In office
February 1, 2005 – February 23, 2005
Preceded byEric S. Raymond
Succeeded byMichael Tiemann
Personal details
Born (1958-03-21) March 21, 1958
PartyLibertarian Party
OccupationSoftware developer
Known forBoard member and former president of Open Source Initiative
Websitehttp://russnelson.com/

Russell Nelson (born March 21, 1958) is an American computer programmer. He was a founding board member of the Open Source Initiative and briefly served as its president in 2005.