Jason Kridner

Jason Kridner is a software architecture manager for embedded processors at Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI). Kridner is also the co-founder of BeagleBoard.org where he has created open-source development tools such as BeagleBoard, BeagleBoard-xM, BeagleBone and the new BeagleBone Black. During his 20-year tenure with TI, Kridner has become an active leader in the open-source community. He has engaged audiences at a variety of industry and hardware and software developer shows, including Maker Faire, Embedded Linux Conference, Android Builders Summit, OSCON, CES, Design West, Collaboration Summit and Design East.