The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) extends its deepest gratitude to Myrle Krantz for her many years of leadership, vision, and tireless service to the Foundation—most recently in the role of VP Infrastructure.
Myrle’s ASF journey began in 2015, when she joined the Apache Fineract project during its early incubation phase. She quickly took on organizational responsibilities, learning the ins and outs of the Apache Way while helping guide the project toward top-level status. Over the years, she’s taken on numerous leadership roles, including Event Chair for ApacheCon Europe, Assistant Treasurer, Treasurer, Board Member, and VP Infrastructure—while also completing an Executive MBA program, raising two daughters, and managing a growing team at a high-growth startup.
In her time as ASF Treasurer, Myrle led transformative changes that modernized and stabilized critical financial infrastructure. From overhauling bill pay systems and migrating to SaaS accounting platforms to launching an ASF endowment and enabling volunteer reimbursement via credit cards, her work behind the scenes ensured long-term sustainability and operational resilience for the Foundation.
One of Myrle’s greatest strengths is her focus on reducing single points of failure. Whether it was financial systems, infrastructure processes, or board tooling, she consistently prioritized building repeatable, documented systems that could be handed off with minimal disruption. This commitment to resilient stewardship has set an enduring example for future ASF volunteers.
As VP Infrastructure, Myrle brought this same structured approach to a domain increasingly vital to the health of open source communities. Her experience navigating vendor neutrality, infrastructure complexity, and community dynamics made her uniquely effective in identifying systemic risks and advocating for thoughtful improvements across the ASF.
Reflecting on her tenure, Myrle noted: “It was an absolute privilege to work together with the ASF Infra team. Thank you to the team for everything you do. You all care deeply about our committers and contributors and it shows in every interaction and every project. You make it possible for many software engineers to make our world a better place.”
She also offered thoughts on the future of the ASF: “To sustain the creation of open source software for the public good for a long time into the future, the ASF need only remain true to its founding values of transparency, collaboration, and empowering others.”
Myrle has been a tireless advocate for openness, inclusivity, and community health. She’s been an advocate for diversity and encouraged efforts to recognize non-code contributions, such as documentation, mentorship, and community coordination.
As Myrle steps back from her current role, we want to thank her for her vision, dedication, and the many systems and structures she helped put in place to ensure ASF’s long-term health. Her work may have been largely behind the scenes, but its impact will be felt for years to come. Stepping into the role is Danny Angus who has been part of the Infrastructure team since February of this year.
Thank you, Myrle, and welcome, Danny!