Regan Ashworth
Head Of Ecosystem Governance at Xero
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Top SchoolRegan Ashworth is a seasoned software and product leader with a decade of experience building developer ecosystems, API governance, and compliance programs from technical and product perspectives. Currently Head of Ecosystem Governance at Xero in Auckland, he leads teams that help external developers meet API, security, and commercial standards while shaping industry guidance for responsible third‑party data access. Previously he delivered major product and greenfield platform wins for Xero’s App Marketplace and founded an open-source Go SDK to simplify integrations, blending hands‑on development with stakeholder and community management. Known for translating complex security and compliance requirements into pragmatic developer-facing solutions, he combines deep API, OAuth, and engineering experience with strong program delivery and relationship skills.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Takapuna Grammar SchoolUniversity of Auckland
English, Portuguese
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Github Skills (28)
xero-api10
api10
sdk10
xero10
authentication8
golang8
quickbooks7
azure7
payment-methods6
openapi5
microsoft5
swagger4
php3
accounting3
microsoft-azure3
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
XeroAPI/xerogolang
Apr 2017 - Aug 2019
Golang SDK for the Xero API
Contributions:112 commits, 21 PRs, 111 pushes in 2 years 4 months
golangapigolang-sdksdkxero
XeroAPI/xero-mcp-server
Mar 2025 - Apr 2025
An MCP server that integrates with the MCP protocol. https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction
Contributions:31 PRs, 15 pushes, 30 branches in 11 days
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