Mark Collier

Career

Collier co-founded the OpenStack Foundation, now the OpenInfra Foundation, which began under Collier's leadership in 2012 and grew around the OpenStack cloud platform. The PyTorch Foundation's staff page also notes Collier's role in shaping the definition of open source AI through the Open Source Initiative.¹

In February 2026, the PyTorch Foundation announced that Collier would become its Executive Director, as Matt White moved into the role of Chief Technology Officer. As Executive Director, Collier is responsible for the operational and business execution of the foundation, working with its Governing Board.²¹

Work and contributions

• OpenStack and the OpenInfra Foundation Open-source code

  Co-founded the OpenStack Foundation, later the OpenInfra Foundation, and led its growth around the OpenStack cloud platform from 2012.¹²

Timeline

1. 2012Began heading the OpenStack Foundation, which Collier co-founded.¹
2. Feb 11, 2026Named Executive Director of the PyTorch Foundation.²

Other documented roles

Roles the sources document that are not confirmed as current.

• Co-founder, OpenStack Foundation (now OpenInfra Foundation)¹²

Where they work

• PyTorch Foundation 4 people in the wiki

Related people

• Luca AntigaAlso at PyTorch Foundation
• Matt WhiteAlso at PyTorch Foundation
• Joe SpisakAlso at PyTorch Foundation
• Michael AuliML frameworks and libraries
• Nils ReimersML frameworks and libraries
• Johannes GäßlerML frameworks and libraries
• Lewis TunstallML frameworks and libraries
• Ján DrgoňaML frameworks and libraries
• Łukasz KaiserML frameworks and libraries
• Chip HuyenML frameworks and libraries