Summary
Andrew Savory is a seasoned solutions engineering leader with 14 years of experience turning complex technical challenges into scalable business outcomes from roles across pre-sales, enablement, and open source stewardship. Currently a Solutions Engineering Manager at Grafana Labs and Director for Linux System Definition at the Open Invention Network, he blends customer-facing technical strategy with deep expertise in open source licensing and ecosystem governance. His background spans senior enablement and sales engineering roles at New Relic and Sysdig, plus product evangelism at Adobe, demonstrating a track record of aligning product, sales, and engineering to drive adoption and revenue. He has founded and led consultancy and technology teams, bridging high-level strategy and hands-on delivery for enterprise customers. Based in Portland, Oregon, Andrew pairs a BSc in Computing with a long history of community leadership—evidenced by roles at the Apache Software Foundation and OSS advisory boards—bringing a rare mix of commercial savvy and open-source credibility.
14 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Computing, BSc Computing at University of East Anglia
English, French, German