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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>https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-morning-download-github-strategy-chief-says-its-time-for-tech-to-offer-users-new-deal-1525437468</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>https://connect.ufalumni.ufl.edu/events/40gatorsunder40/honorees/julio-avalos</ref> as well as his leadership role at GitHub. At GitHub, Avalos ascended from being the company's early-stage General Counsel to eventually its Chief Business & Operating Officer and member of its Board of Directors, a shift that was considered controversial by some members of GitHub's community at the time. <ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/github-the-full-inside-story-2016-2</ref> He is a public speaker on software and technology issues.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/02/28/githubs-avalos-on-the-software-development-revolution.html</ref> | '''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>https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-morning-download-github-strategy-chief-says-its-time-for-tech-to-offer-users-new-deal-1525437468</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. At GitHub, Avalos ascended from being the company's early-stage General Counsel to eventually its Chief Business & Operating Officer and member of its Board of Directors, a shift that was considered controversial by some members of GitHub's community at the time. <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> | ||
| Avalos is currently Co-CEO at Observable, Inc., the data visualization company<ref>https://observablehq.com/about</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. | ||
| == References == | |||
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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." 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 leadership role at GitHub. At GitHub, Avalos ascended from being the company's early-stage General Counsel to eventually its Chief Business & Operating Officer and member of its Board of Directors, a shift that was considered controversial by some members of GitHub's community at the time. He is a public speaker on software and technology issues.
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
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-morning-download-github-strategy-chief-says-its-time-for-tech-to-offer-users-new-deal-1525437468
- "Julio Avalos - University of Florida Alumni Association". connect.ufalumni.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- 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) - "GitHub's Avalos on the software development 'revolution'". CNBC. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- "Our mission and our values | Observable". observablehq.com. Retrieved 2024-12-10.