Summary
Karan Marjara is an Open Source counsel and governance specialist with 10 years’ experience designing and operationalizing open source policy, licensing, and release processes across enterprises. He has led cross-functional programs at AWS and Fujitsu and now advises Cohesity on integrating legal, security, and architecture teams into scalable OSS governance. Trained in intellectual property law (UNH) and business fundamentals (Harvard CORe), he combines legal rigor with practical engineering empathy from earlier roles at Samsung and Black Duck. Known for building release infrastructure and training programs, he often sits at the intersection of counsel and product to make compliance frictionless for engineers. Based in Seattle, he brings a practitioner’s eye to policy—translating complex licensing nuance into repeatable operational workflows.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Masters in Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Law, Masters in Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Law at UNH School of Law
B.tech, Information Technology, B.tech, Information Technology at Guru Jambheshwar University
St. Joseph High School
Online, CORe, Online, CORe at Harvard Business School
Hindi, English