Nicole Huesman

For over 20 years, Nicole has applied her aptitude in storytelling to the technology industry, communicating the broader impact of the work of her engineering colleagues. She dove into the world of open source at Intel over eight years ago, quickly becoming a strong advocate across Linux, virtualization, cloud, containers, orchestration, mobile and web technologies, and more. She currently hosts a podcast series titled Code Together, which explores cross-architecture development with those at the forefront. She is passionate about cultivating inclusive communities that welcome diverse perspectives and invite intelligent, thoughtful debate to benefit us all. As an active contributor to the CHAOSS Project’s Diversity & Inclusion Workgroup, she is helping establish a consistent, cross-community definition and metrics for diversity. She is a frequent moderator, speaker, and writer in the areas of diversity and mentorship, and holds an MBA degree from Marylhurst University, with an emphasis in Marketing, and a BA from the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism. You can reach her at @uoduckswtd.