Rudolf Streif is ibeeto’s founder and CEO. He is a seasoned software engineering / management executive with over 25 years experience and expertise in embedded software and hardware engineering, product development, life-cycle management and organizational leadership. He held engineering management positions in various industries including automotive, IPTV/DVB digital television and industrial imaging. He has successfully leveraged the strengths of the Linux operating system and open source software for many demanding applications. Mr. Streif received B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and MBA from the Technical University in Munich, Germany. He is a frequent speaker at various events on Linux, open source, automotive and telematics.

Prior to ibeeto, as the Linux Foundation’s Director of Embedded Solutions, Mr. Streif connected companies seeking to leverage Linux and open source for embedded product development with open source communities. He has created the Automotive Linux Summit an event that brings together the most innovative minds from automotive expertise with open source software excellence. He has created and been leading the Linux Foundation’s Automotive Grade Linux collaboration project, an initiative to advance Linux and open source in the automotive industry.

Mr. Streif has been listed by Network World / PC World among the 50 most interesting people in the world of technology.