Jim Whitehurst

1348 points

Raleigh, NC

Jim Whitehurst is President and Chief Executive Officer of Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source enterprise IT products and services. With a background in business development, finance, and global operations, Whitehurst has proven expertise in helping companies flourish—even in the most challenging economic and business environments. Since joining Red Hat in 2008, Whitehurst has grown the company, and its influence on a variety of industries, by reaching key milestones—the most notable in 2012 when Red Hat became the first $1 billion revenue open source software company.

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Authored Content

Peanuts, paper towels, and other important considerations on community

Red Hat president and CEO Jim Whitehurst explains that even the smallest gestures can impact how an organization sees itself—and how it sustains itself.

gears and lightbulb to represent innovation

The innovation delusion

Innovation is a messy process. Our stories about it aren't. We shouldn't confuse the two.

Architecture and design planning layouts

When the future isn't clear, don't make a plan

We can't predict everything that will affect our organizations. Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst says the only way to prepare for an unknowable world is to open up.

Engage more and dictate less in 2019

Both dieting and changing an organizational culture are easy to explain but difficult to do. Why?

Rethinking how we work

It's time to optimize our organizations for values and principles that drive innovation today.

Why aren't we more invested in our work?

The roots of our global engagement crisis run deep. Jim Whitehurst does some digging.

Contributed Content

Recipes from open source thought leaders

We like to use the analogy that open source is like a recipe. It's a great way to explain what open source is to non-technical folks. Last year, this pumpkin spice latte…

Is information a competitive differentiater?

I started thinking about the value of information here in San Francisco at the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), held May 21-22. It's the first day of a two-day…

Authored Comments

JWhitehurst

15 May 2016

Appreciating the full power of open

I agree. If members of a project can be transparent with their motives for participating, and have a window into the motives of other participates, that allows a foundation from which trust and understanding can be built. If there is trust and understanding, sharing info, collaborating, being transparent, and creating value are much easier.

JWhitehurst

26 Aug 2014

Open source leaders take the ice bucket challenge

I've seen Tim Yeaton at Red Hat and Mike Olson at Cloudera both take the challenge.