Chief Open Source Evangelist, Oracle Corporation

Before stepping into the entrepreneurial world, Tazi held several senior management positions in high tech companies located in Silicon Valley including Symantec, Oracle, and WebGain. In 2001, he was an active member of the Java Community Process (JCP) Executive Committee. He is also a regular speaker at IT events such as JavaOne, Gartner Summit, BEA eWorld, EclipseWorld, OSCON and ApacheCon.

Before crossing the Atlantic, Tazi held several research and teaching positions at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP). He holds an M.S. in computer science and electrical engineering. See Tazi's blog at: tazi.blogspot.com