Dan Kohn
Dan Kohn (November 20, 1972 – November 1, 2020) was an American businessman and nonprofit executive. He led the Linux Foundation’s Public Health initiative.[1]
Dan Kohn | |
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| Born | November 20, 1972 |
| Died | November 1, 2020 (aged 47) |
| Nationality | |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College (1994) Phillips Exeter Academy (1990) |
| Employer | Linux Foundation |
| Known for | First secure commercial transaction on the web |
| Title | General Manager, LF Public Health |
| Movement | Open Source |
| Website | www |
He was formerly the executive director at Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).[2][3] He was the founder of NetMarket, which he founded in 1994.[4]
Kohn died of problems caused by colon cancer on November 1, 2020 at the age of 47.[5]
References
- ↑ Priyanka Sharma takes over the leadership of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (in en-US). TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ CNCF Names Kohn as Executive Director (June 3, 2016)Light Reading. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ↑ Darrow, Barb. Amazon Joins Google, Goldman Sachs, and Twitter in This Cloud Foundation (August 9, 2017)Fortune. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ↑ Gilbert, Alorie. E-commerce turns 10 (in en). CNET. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ An Open Source Leader Is Gone, a Remembrance of Dan Kohn (in en-US). The New Stack (2020-11-02). Retrieved 2020-11-02.