OpenStreetMap Foundation

Simone Cortesi

Simone Cortesi is a neo-geographer, a techie, and loves technology and its ramifications for social good. He has been involved with the international open data scene for the last decade. He served as Director the OpenStreetMap Foundation, the nonprofit association that operates the OpenStreetMap Project. He helped several Governments realizing their open data initiatives and becoming more transparent. He is currently board member and treasurer for Wikimedia Italia.