Christian Taylor

Background

About Christian Taylor

I build systems that make open source sustainable.My work sits at the intersection of governance, economics, and engineering. I focus on how open-source ecosystems actually function at scale: funding flows, accountability, contributor incentives, risk management, and long-term maintenance. I work with foundations, analytics providers, and governance bodies to operationalize open governance rather than theorize it.I operate in the Chief Open Source Officer function, whether or not the title exists. That role aligns contribution models, legal and compliance constraints, funding mechanisms, and human systems into a single operating model. I built that capability inside Cardano and now apply it across other ecosystems, enterprises, and foundations.As Co-Founder, Open Source Cowboy Consulting. I advise organizations on open-source governance, sustainability models, and decentralized OSPO design.Focus:Open source program strategy and dOSPO designGovernance and funding models for decentralized networksProject lifecycle, health, and maturity assessmentMaintainer sustainability and contributor retentionCross-foundation coordination and compliance