Summary
Cara Delia is Sr. Principal Industry Community Architect and AI Team Lead at Red Hat who builds and guides upstream open-source communities focused on AI, financial services, and climate sustainability. She co-chairs FINOS Open Source Readiness, served on FINOS’ technical oversight, helped found and technical-lead the CNCF Environmental Sustainability TAG, and recently joined the LF AI & Data governing board, demonstrating deep governance and cross-community influence. At Red Hat she programs upstream engagement and leads AI-focused community work in the OSPO, translating enterprise needs into sustainable open-source strategy. Her earlier career in product marketing and GTM for financial services—and a background in political science—gives her a rare ability to marry technical, regulatory and go-to-market perspectives when stewarding projects. Based in Richmond, Virginia, she’s known for pragmatic community leadership that advances both developer ecosystems and industry-ready open-source practices.
4 years of coding experience