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Justin Wheeler

Justin Wheeler (FAS: jflory7) is an open source maker and community strategist dedicated to building sustainable software ecosystems. Having led open source initiatives for over a decade, Justin joined Red Hat in October 2022 and serves as the AI Alignment Community Architect, dedicated to driving open AI strategy, alignment, and community collaboration within the Fedora Project. In Fedora, Justin is primarily involved with the AI/ML SIG, the Fedora Docs Team, and the Fedora Marketing Team. Among his work in the project, one of his proudest achievements was leading the effort to unblock Syria from the Fedora infrastructure firewall blocklist, restoring open access to Fedora tools and resources for contributors in the region. A Fedora contributor since 2015, Justin previously led the Community Operations (CommOps) team for several years and was a founding member of the DEI Team. Over the years, he has represented Fedora internationally at conferences such as FOSDEM, DevConf CZ, OSCAL, and other conferences.