Shane Coughlan
Global Ambassador, OIN 2.0 at Open Invention Network
Takamatsu Metropolitan Area Japan
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Top SchoolShane Coughlan is a seasoned open source policy and IP strategist who builds scalable governance, standards and community frameworks across international ecosystems. As Global Ambassador for OIN 2.0 and former General Manager of the OpenChain Project, he led development of two ISO/IEC standards for open source compliance and security and coordinated industry guidance on SBOMs and AI bills of materials. He has a proven track record growing patent non‑aggression and compliance communities—scaling OIN membership by hundreds of organizations and expanding OpenChain adoption across three continents. Founder of the European Legal Network and co‑founder of the leading international Open Source law publications, Shane combines deep policy fluency with practical ecosystem development and cross‑regional partnership expertise. Based in Japan, he now applies that blend of standards, policy and IP strategy to democratize creator compensation and storytelling through his work at Opendawn and OIN.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
MA, International Studies (Globalisation and Governance), MA, International Studies (Globalisation and Governance) at University of BirminghamBA, English, Politics, Media and Cultural Studies, BA, English, Politics, Media and Cultural Studies at University of Wolverhampton
English, Japanese, German
Github Skills (71)
chat10
sarif10
blockchain10
openchain10
javascript9
react-redux9
security9
specification9
collaboration9
cordova9
blockchain-platform9
internet-computer9
redux9
dfinity9
compliance9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
OpenChain-Project/Curriculum
Sep 2017 - Aug 2022
material designed to help organizations meet the training and process requirements of the OpenChain Specification
Contributions:38 commits, 5 PRs, 40 pushes in 5 years
openchainspecificationtrainingorganizationsmeet
OpenChain-Project/Onboarding
Aug 2017 - Aug 2019
Contributions:44 commits, 39 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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