Named one of the top 25 most influential people in government and technology and Fed 50\u2019s Disruptor of the Year, described by the US Chief Technology Officer as one of \u201cthe baddest of the badass innovators,\u201d and winner of the Open Source People\u2019s Choice Award, Ben Balter is a Product Manager manager at GitHub, the world\u2019s largest software development network, where he oversees a team of product managers responsible for the company\u2019s business-to-business and community and safety products. Previously, Ben served as GitHub\u2019s Government Evangelist, leading the efforts to encourage government at all levels to adopt open source philosophies for code, for data, and for policy development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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