Simon Wardley is an advocate of both cloud computing and the open source community. Over many years, he has consistently promoted through conferences the idea that standards based upon open source technology are essential for the development of what we today called the cloud.
He agrees there is room for an entity that looks out for principles of an open cloud and has offered to help out, at least in the formative stages.
We're happy to have Simon on board as it adds another seasoned industry voice to the mix, ensuring a good balance of opinions.