Johan Richer
Co-founder & President at Code for France
Saint-Denis, Ile-de-France
Summary
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RockstarJohan Richer is a French co-founder and president with 11 years of experience building mission-driven tech organizations and tooling around open data and open source. Based in Saint-Denis, he helped found Code for France and leads a company he guided through a transformation into a SCOP after five years, reflecting a commitment to cooperative governance and sustainable impact. He blends hands-on product and technical sensibilities—self-described as an "outilleur"—with advocacy for civic tech and data transparency. Known for practical leadership, he focuses on turning civic and open-data ideas into reusable tools and organizational structures that endure.
10 years of coding experience
Github Skills (200)
jitsi10
video-conferencing10
python10
web-application10
yubikey10
security10
transit10
gmail10
chat10
kdeconnect10
creative-commons10
government-data10
syncthing10
openstreetmap10
overpass-api10
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
majkshkurti/r5-docker
Jun 2019 - Dec 2020
Contributions:30 commits in 1 year 5 months
multi-coop/multi-site-app
Jan 2022 - Jan 2025
distant markdown files to website
Contributions:1 review, 2 PRs, 4 pushes in 3 years
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