Summary
Tanya Lattner is a software engineer and Executive Director of the LLVM Foundation with six years of experience specializing in compiler engineering and programming languages. She pairs hands-on work on compiler toolchains with strategic leadership of a major open-source foundation, advocating for diversity and inclusion across compilers, languages, and developer tools. Based in the United States, she bridges technical depth and community stewardship, helping translate complex systems work into sustainable, equitable open-source projects. Known for championing underrepresented voices in tooling, she brings both engineering rigor and organizational vision to the LLVM ecosystem.
6 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Electrical Engineering, BS, Electrical Engineering at University of Portland
MS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign