Dries Buytaert

Dr. Dries Buytaert is a Co-Founder and Chairman of Acquia, where he serves as Chief Technology Officer. He also serves as a Board Observer of Seaters. He serves as an advisor at Reaction Commerce. He is an open source developer and technology executive. He is the original creator and project lead for Drupal, an open source platform for building websites and digital experiences. He is also co-founder and chief technology officer of Acquia, a venture-backed technology company. Acquia provides an open cloud platform to many large organizations, which helps them build, deliver and optimize digital experiences. A Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, he holds a PhD in computer science and engineering from Ghent University and a Licentiate Computer Science (MsC) from the University of Antwerp. He was named CTO of the Year by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, New England Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, and a Young Innovator by MIT Technology Review. He blogs frequently on Drupal, open source, startups, business, and the future at buytaert.net. He has a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in Computer Science & Engineering from Ghent University.