David Egts

Chief Technologist, North America Public Sector, Red Hat

David Egts is the Chief Technologist of Red Hat’s North America Public Sector organization where he directs a global team of technical experts and field product management to help Red Hat help government clients improve service delivery the open source way. He guides his cross-functional team with a relentless focus on ensuring Red Hat’s products and services address government needs for security, compliance, standards, efficiency, and technological improvements. David and his team work with public sector decision-makers to increase their understanding of open source as an engine of technological innovation to meet their specific needs. The government readiness work performed by his team has positively impacted public and private sector organizations in the US and internationally with a particular focus on Australia, Canada, Japan, and the UK.