Building the next phase of GitHub, together

Thomas Dohmke expresses his enthusiasm for stepping into the role of CEO at GitHub, succeeding Nat who will become Chairman Emeritus, and emphasizes his commitment to enhancing GitHub for the global developer community. With a background in software development that began in the late 1980s and experience founding HockeyApp, Dohmke has been instrumental in various projects at GitHub since joining in 2018, including making private repositories free and leading acquisitions like Dependabot, npm, and Semmle. As Chief Product Officer, he has contributed to advancements in GitHub Codespaces, Issues, and Copilot, and envisions a transformative roadmap that supports developers of all sizes, maintaining GitHub's developer-first values and open extensibility. Dohmke is optimistic about the future, viewing the current period as a golden era for developer tools, and is eager to continue building GitHub's next phase while ensuring it remains an independent, community-driven platform.