Stephano Cetola
VP Of Strategic Programs
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolStephano Cetola is a strategic technology leader with 20+ years of experience shaping open source software and hardware programs, currently serving as VP of Strategic Programs at the Linux Foundation. He blends hands-on engineering roots in embedded Linux and firmware with executive experience in corporate strategy and venture planning from his time at Intel. Stephano has led technical program teams for RISC-V and the Linux Foundation, building communities and governance around critical open standards and projects that underpin modern infrastructure. He holds an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and continues active research in hardware security and threat modeling, bringing academic rigor to practical risk reduction. Based in Portland, Oregon, he is known for bridging technical depth and cross-organizational alignment to keep core technologies resilient, trusted, and accessible. An understated strength is his ability to translate low-level technical constraints into strategic roadmaps that drive industry-wide adoption.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Bachelor of Arts - BA at University of HartfordMaster of Science - MS Electrical & Computer Engineering, Master of Science - MS Electrical & Computer Engineering at Portland State University
French, English
Stackoverflow
5,816reputation
720kreached
28answers
31questions
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top-5%
Github Skills (79)
v-model10
risc10
governance10
instruction-set10
risc-v10
nexus10
debug10
confidential10
javascript9
32-bit9
chips9
idris9
confidential-computing9
specification9
elf9
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
cetola/digilent-vivado-scripts
Sep 2018 - Sep 2023
Contributions:2 pushes in 5 years
riscv-non-isa/riscv-arch-test-reports
Feb 2021 - Mar 2023
Contributions:2 reviews, 1 push, 2 comments in 2 years
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