{"id":7860,"date":"2026-08-05T22:04:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T05:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=7860"},"modified":"2026-08-13T10:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:48:43","slug":"jonathan-desrosiers","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/jonathan-desrosiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Desrosiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jonathan Desrosiers is a WordPress Core committer, mentor, and open source leader. He works as a Principal Software Engineer at Bluehost, where he is sponsored to contribute directly to the WordPress project. His work includes writing and reviewing code, mentoring contributors, and helping guide the platform\u2019s long-term direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, Jonathan has contributed to everything from ongoing maintenance tasks to major architectural decisions. His work consistently centers on the needs of the end user. He is a strong advocate for contributor workflows that help people of all experience levels grow through their involvement in WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though a PHP developer at heart, Jonathan now focuses much of his time on mentoring others, improving community processes, and helping ensure that everyone in open source feels welcome, valued, and supported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/red-map-flowers-colorful.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5020\" style=\"width:auto;height:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/red-map-flowers-colorful.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/red-map-flowers-colorful-766x157.jpg 766w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/red-map-flowers-colorful-300x62.jpg 300w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/red-map-flowers-colorful-500x103.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4452 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-track-2-skills\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/session\/0-days-since-the-last-supply-chain-attack\/\" target=\"_self\" >0 Days Since The Last Supply Chain Attack: Protecting the WordPress Project in an AI World<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-wcb_track wp-block-post-terms has-medium-font-size\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Track: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/track\/track-2-skills\/\" rel=\"tag\">Honing Your Skills (North 120A)<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">AI is improving every day, giving us tools that surface security vulnerabilities in our software faster than ever before. But there\u2019s a catch. Those same tools are available to everyone, including attackers. It feels like every day a new supply chain attack rolls across your feed. Bad actors are using AI to discover vulnerabilities, steal&hellip;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jonathan Desrosiers is a WordPress Core committer, mentor, and open source leader. He works as a Principal Software Engineer at Bluehost, where he is sponsored to contribute directly to the WordPress project. His work includes writing and reviewing code, mentoring contributors, and helping guide the platform\u2019s long-term direction. 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