James Vasile directs the Open Internet Tools Project, which supports development of free software anti-censorship and anti-surveillance tools. He is a partner at Open Tech Strategies, which advises organizations and businesses as they navigate the open-source world. He is also a senior fellow at the Software Freedom Law Center, where he acts as a strategic advisor on a range of free software efforts. James has helped boot up a number of free software organizations, including the FreedomBox Foundation, Open Source Matters, and the Software Freedom Conservancy.