Jeff ErnstFriedman is the executive director for the OpenTravel Alliance, the open-source messaging standard for the entire travel industry. Jeff has been tasked with implementing open-source best practices and accelerating the modernization of the travel industry through the adoption of the OpenTravel Messaging (OTM) standard.

Before joining OpenTravel he spearheaded a half dozen or so projects under the Linux Foundation including OpenAPI, OpenHPC, and the Civil Infrastructure Platform.