Open source has been one of the core elements in Capital One's digital transformation journey over the past 6 years. In this presentation, we will explain why open source is a necessary part of the journey, the pain points we have experienced along the way, and how our engineers partner with Legal and Security to overcome those challenges. We are excited to share what we have learned as we work to create a better managed and healthier environment.

Tapabrata Pal has more than 20 years of IT experience in various technology roles (developer, operations engineer, and architect) in the retail, healthcare, and finance industries.

Over the last six years, Tapabrata has evangelized and led the company's DevOps initiatives. He is currently Senior Director and Senior Engineering Fellow focused on DevOps, and Continuous Delivery at large scale in a regulated environment. Tapabrata is also the community manager and core contributor to Hygieia open source project.

Previously, Tapabrata spent some time in academics doing doctoral and postdoctoral research in the field of solid state physics.

Jamie Specter is counsel in Capital One's IP & Technology Legal group that is responsible for providing strategic and daily counsel to the company's technology and cyber organizations. In this role, Jamie is primarily focused on supporting innovation at Capital One through its use of technology at an enterprise level. This includes advising on open source, intellectual property, information governance, and M&A due diligence topics. Prior to joining IP & Technology, she supported matters within Capital One's Intellectual Property Litigation, Commercial Enterprise Litigation, and Regulatory Advisory groups.

Jamie is passionate about giving back through pro bono and supporting the Diversity & Inclusion initiative as an active participant in Capital One's Women in Tech network.

Jamie has a B.B.A. from James Madison University, a J.D. from the University of Richmond, and a M.S. in the Management of IT from the University of Virginia. She currently lives in Washington, D.C.