Naomi Ceder is the chair of the Python Software Foundation Board of Directors and the co-founder of Trans*Code, a hackday focussed on the transgender community. She currently leads a competitive intelligence team for Dick Blick Art Supplies, one of the leading suppliers of artist supplies in the US.
Naomi is also author of the Quick Python Book, 3rd Ed, and has taught Python to diverse audiences for many years. She has helped organize PyCon North America and PyCon UK, originating the poster sessions, Education summit, and Intro to Sprinting Workshop.
Chair of the Spanish branch of the PSF, Aerospace engineer, open source software advocate, European citizen, urban cyclist, '70s hard rock lover, frustrated musician, human being. Obsessed with pursuing impossible dreams and democratizing the access to knowledge.