Ian Dolphin Appointed Executive Director of the Sakai Foundation

I’m delighted to announce that Ian Dolphin is Sakai’s new Executive Director. Ian is an old hand in the community, having served two terms on the Foundation Board. He’s no stranger to open source and open education, having served on the boards for Jasig and Curriki as well. Most recently, he worked at the JISC in the UK, coordinating the multi-national eFramework project. Ian is a great guy who brings lots of relevant experience, an international perspective and, above all, the passion of a lifelong educator to the job.

During the job search process, the Foundation really had an embarrassment of riches in terms of qualified applicants from both inside and outside the Sakai community. There were several candidates who I thought would have made fine choices that didn’t even make the first interview cut. The fact that Ian rose to the top of this impressive group says something about both his strengths in general and the fit between those strengths and the needs of the community at this juncture.