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
Political 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.