Patrick Masson

Patrick joined Apereo as Executive Director in January 2023, serving previously as General Manager for the Open Source Initiative. Prior to his non-profit experienve, Patrick worked within higher education IT for over twenty years, including roles as CIO within the State University of New York, and CTO at the University of Massachusetts’ Office of the President. Prior to these, he served as the Director of Technology at the SUNY Learning Network and Director of the UCLA Media Lab. Patrick is an adjunct instructor with SUNY Albany’s College of Computing and Information and speaks frequently on topics related to open source software, open education, and educational technology. Patrick is the co-founder of EDUCAUSE’s “Openness” Constituency Group and served on his local school board from 2014-2018.

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