David has over a decade of experience in open source development and is passionate about building vibrant communities. He is a committer for Apache Atlas and a maintainer of the Linux Foundation project Egeria. With a strong background in information management, governance, and metadata, David has spent the last two years contributing to Apache Flink—leading the Community Health Initiative workgroup and implementing two FLIPs. His current focus is on advancing Apache Flink and fostering an even healthier, more collaborative community.