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'''Julio Avalos''' is an American business executive, attorney, and public intellectual. According to the Wall Street Journal, Avalos has "helped shape the social phase of the digital era."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenbush |first=Steve |date=2018-05-04 |title=The Morning Download: GitHub Strategy Chief Says It's Time for Tech to Offer Users New Deal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-morning-download-github-strategy-chief-says-its-time-for-tech-to-offer-users-new-deal-1525437468 |website=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> He is most well known for representing early-stage Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg in the case that later served as the basis for the 2010 Aaron Sorkin film ''The Social Network,''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Julio Avalos - University of Florida Alumni Association |url=https://connect.ufalumni.ufl.edu/events/40gatorsunder40/honorees/julio-avalos |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=connect.ufalumni.ufl.edu}}</ref> as well as his leadership role at GitHub, the global software platform. At GitHub, Avalos ascended from the company's early-stage General Counsel to its Chief Business & Operating Officer and member of its board of directors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bort |first=Matt Weinberger, Julie |title=GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and employees depart — and we have the full inside story |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/github-the-full-inside-story-2016-2 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> He is a public speaker on software and technology issues,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-28 |title=GitHub's Avalos on the software development 'revolution' |url=https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/02/28/githubs-avalos-on-the-software-development-revolution.html |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> as well as general social critique and analysis on tech and culture.<ref>https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/what-version-of-truth-is-creating-your-perceptions/id1679817093?i=1000626104033</ref>. He is considered an early proponent of remote work and best practices,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/12/how-digital-nomads-went-from-niche-to-normal/|title=How Digital Nomads Went From Niche to Normal|first=Benjamin|last=Snyder|via=www.wired.com}}</ref> as well as open source software.<ref>https://www.legal500.com/gc-magazine/feature/from-client-to-colleague-why-lawyers-should-become-more-like-coders</ref>. He has advocated for greater regulation of technology companies<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-morning-download-github-strategy-chief-says-its-time-for-tech-to-offer-users-new-deal-1525437468</ref>, as well as dramatic structural changes to the legal profession.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btBipudshaU</ref> '''Julio Avalos''' is an American business executive, attorney, and public speaker. According to the Wall Street Journal, Avalos has "helped shape the social phase of the digital era" as well "the founding of the internet as we know it."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenbush |first=Steve |date=2018-05-04 |title=The Morning Download: GitHub Strategy Chief Says It's Time for Tech to Offer Users New Deal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-morning-download-github-strategy-chief-says-its-time-for-tech-to-offer-users-new-deal-1525437468 |website=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> He is most well known for representing early-stage Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg in the case that later served as the basis for the 2010 Aaron Sorkin film ''The Social Network,''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Julio Avalos - University of Florida Alumni Association |url=https://connect.ufalumni.ufl.edu/events/40gatorsunder40/honorees/julio-avalos |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=connect.ufalumni.ufl.edu}}</ref> as well as his role as the chief operator at GitHub, the global software platform, during the company's early, hyper-growth stage.<ref>https://www.legal500.com/gc-powerlist/united-states-rising-stars-2014/julio-avalos</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bort |first=Matt Weinberger, Julie |title=GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and employees depart — and we have the full inside story |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/github-the-full-inside-story-2016-2 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> He is a public speaker on software and technology issues,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-28 |title=GitHub's Avalos on the software development 'revolution' |url=https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/02/28/githubs-avalos-on-the-software-development-revolution.html |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> as well as general social critique and analysis on tech and culture.<ref>https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/what-version-of-truth-is-creating-your-perceptions/id1679817093?i=1000626104033</ref> Avalos is considered an early proponent of remote work and best practices,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/12/how-digital-nomads-went-from-niche-to-normal/|title=How Digital Nomads Went From Niche to Normal|first=Benjamin|last=Snyder|via=www.wired.com}}</ref> as well as open source software.<ref>https://www.legal500.com/gc-magazine/feature/from-client-to-colleague-why-lawyers-should-become-more-like-coders</ref> He has advocated for greater regulation of technology companies,<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-morning-download-github-strategy-chief-says-its-time-for-tech-to-offer-users-new-deal-1525437468</ref> as well as dramatic structural changes to the legal profession.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btBipudshaU</ref>


Avalos is currently Co-CEO at Observable, Inc., the data visualization company<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our mission and our values {{!}} Observable |url=https://observablehq.com/about |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=observablehq.com}}</ref> as well as co-founder and advisor to Shades, the Gen-Z news application. Avalos is currently Co-CEO at Observable, Inc., the data visualization company,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our mission and our values {{!}} Observable |url=https://observablehq.com/about |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=observablehq.com}}</ref> as well as co-founder and advisor to Shades, the Gen-Z news application.


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American technology executive and attorney
Julio Avalos
BornJulio C. Avalos
NationalityAmerican
EducationColumbia University (JD)
Known forCOO of GitHub (2012-2018)

Julio Avalos is an American business executive, attorney, and public speaker. According to the Wall Street Journal, Avalos has "helped shape the social phase of the digital era" as well "the founding of the internet as we know it." He is most well known for representing early-stage Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg in the case that later served as the basis for the 2010 Aaron Sorkin film The Social Network, as well as his role as the chief operator at GitHub, the global software platform, during the company's early, hyper-growth stage. He is a public speaker on software and technology issues, as well as general social critique and analysis on tech and culture. Avalos is considered an early proponent of remote work and best practices, as well as open source software. He has advocated for greater regulation of technology companies, as well as dramatic structural changes to the legal profession.

Avalos is currently Co-CEO at Observable, Inc., the data visualization company, as well as co-founder and advisor to Shades, the Gen-Z news application.

References

  1. Rosenbush, Steve (2018-05-04). "The Morning Download: GitHub Strategy Chief Says It's Time for Tech to Offer Users New Deal". The Wall Street Journal.
  2. "Julio Avalos - University of Florida Alumni Association". connect.ufalumni.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  3. https://www.legal500.com/gc-powerlist/united-states-rising-stars-2014/julio-avalos
  4. Bort, Matt Weinberger, Julie. "GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and employees depart — and we have the full inside story". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-12-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "GitHub's Avalos on the software development 'revolution'". CNBC. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  6. https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/what-version-of-truth-is-creating-your-perceptions/id1679817093?i=1000626104033
  7. Snyder, Benjamin. "How Digital Nomads Went From Niche to Normal" – via www.wired.com.
  8. https://www.legal500.com/gc-magazine/feature/from-client-to-colleague-why-lawyers-should-become-more-like-coders
  9. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-morning-download-github-strategy-chief-says-its-time-for-tech-to-offer-users-new-deal-1525437468
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btBipudshaU
  11. "Our mission and our values | Observable". observablehq.com. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
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