Tony Goel is a managing partner and seasoned technologist with nine years of experience blending hands-on software engineering, venture investing, and startup leadership from Canada. He leads Credible AI with a demonstrated ability to scale business operations (notably a $2M book of business) while angel co-investing in ML and SaaS through First Ventures. Technically grounded, he has contributed backend fixes and logging improvements to the notable Open Liberty runtime, showing comfort working in core Java and open-source ecosystems. His recent roles span enterprise security and AI—at BlackBerry/Cylance, IBM QRadar, and as a RippleX Fellow—illustrating a focus on applied AI, security, and blockchain-adjacent innovation. A dual-background in computer science and business (UBC, MIT Sloan training) enables him to bridge product, engineering, and go-to-market strategy. He combines a builder’s curiosity with investor instincts, preferring pragmatic solutions that disrupt real-world problems.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Computer Science and Business, Computer Science and Business at The University of British Columbia
Professional International Business Management, Professional International Business Management at MIT Sloan School of Management
American High School Diploma Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction GCSE, American High School Diploma Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction GCSE at International School Frankfurt (ISF)
Open Liberty is a highly composable, fast to start, dynamic application server runtime environment
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:109 reviews, 62 commits, 155 PRs in 4 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Tony primarily contributed to the Open Liberty project by addressing issues related to logging, specifically improving and debugging the console and message logging functionalities. These changes involved modifications to core Java files, including the `BaseTraceFormatter`, `ConsoleLogHandler`, and `MessageLogHandler` classes. Additionally, the user fixed dependency issues and performed version cleanup within the project. The user also contributed to a test file for logging, and refactored existing code.
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