Nina Zakharenko: 2026 PSF Board Election Candidate Interview

I'm Nina Zakharenko. I went to my first PyCon US in Santa Clara in 2013, and fell in love with the Python community. Since then, I've co-chaired PyCascades, taught Python to hundreds of students, and given talks, workshops, and keynotes at Python events around the world, including the closing keynote at PyCon US 2019. Professionally, I've held roles at Microsoft and Google focused on Python, open source, developer communities, and supply chain security. These days I work for myself, and I'm running as an independent candidate. I served on the PSF Board of Directors from 2020 to 2023, including as Communications Co-Chair and Co-Vice Chair.