OSPOs, Measuring Community Success, and Self Knowledge with Nithya Ruff

This episode features an interview with Nithya Ruff, Head of Open Source Program Office at Amazon. At Amazon, she drives open source culture and coordination and engagement with external communities. Prior to Amazon, Nithya spearheaded and grew Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) for Comcast and Western Digital. She has also served as the Director-At-Large on the Linux Foundation Board since 2016, where she works to advance the mission of building sustainable ecosystems that are built on open collaboration. In this episode, Sam and Nithya discuss OSPOs, how to measure success, and the evolution of the data ecosystem.