Henry Poole
CEO at CivicActions
Lafayette, California, United States
Summary
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SeniorHenry Poole is a veteran entrepreneur and CEO who has spent three decades building mission-driven digital agencies and advancing open-source civic technology. As co-founder and long-time leader of CivicActions, he helps governments and social organizations turn public funds into public code, data, design, and knowledge while insisting on “open by default” and people-first culture. A board member of the Free Software Foundation and publisher of the Affero GPL v1, he blends deep convictions about free software with practical experience scaling teams, remote work, and agile delivery. His background includes early digital agency leadership, a stint as MandrakeSoft CEO, and a consistent focus on culture, conflict resolution, and contemplative practices—an unusual combination that informs how he builds resilient organizations.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Stackoverflow
1reputation
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Github Skills (5)
policies10
python6
php1
agile-development1
agile1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
hpoole/hello_world
Jul 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
CivicActions/guidebook
Mar 2017 - Jan 2022
The home of policies and guidelines that make up CivicActions
Contributions:25 commits, 23 PRs, 2 pushes in 4 years 11 months
civicactionspoliciesguidelines
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