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Author Kim Polese
Kim Polese is a leading Silicon Valley entrepreneur and innovator. She most recently served as CEO of software company SpikeSource Inc. which pioneered the automation of open source software management, accelerating application deployment for developers globally. SpikeSource was acquired by open source software leader Black Duck in November 2010. Prior to SpikeSource, Kim co-founded Marimba Inc., which forged the first generation of systems management software for the Internet age. Kim served as President, CEO and Chairman of Marimba, leading the company to profitability and a successful public offering and acquisition by BMC Corporation in 2004. Earlier, Kim worked at Sun Microsystems where she was the founding product manager for Java and led its launch in 1995. Prior to joining Sun, Kim worked on expert systems at IntelliCorp, helping Fortune 500 companies apply AI to solving complex business challenges. Ms. Polese earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley and studied Computer Science at the University of Washington, Seattle. She is an Aspen Institute Crown Fellow and serves on several boards, including TechNet, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the University of California President’s Board on Science and Innovation, UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering, the Long Now Foundation, and the Global Security Institute.