Patrick McGarry is currently building the thriving data community around data.world as the Head of Community. He has worked to build community and foster Open Source ideals at companies like Sourceforge/Slashdot, Alcatel-Lucent, and Perforce. Most recently Patrick served as the Director of Community for the Ceph open source project at the startup 'Inktank,' and later for Red Hat after a successful acquisition. Patrick enthusiastically helps companies to understand and adopt Open Source ideals through community engagement, conferences, and events. A seasoned speaker, Patrick has presented talks and workshops around the globe, including events like Linuxcon, OSCON, DEVIEW, OpenStack Summit, and a number of targeted custom events.