Amir Montazery

Amir Montazery

Managing Director

Open Source Technology Improvement Fund, Inc (OSTIF)

Amir Montazery is the Managing Director and Cofounder of Open Source Technology Improvement Fund, Inc (OSTIF). OSTIF is a Chicago-based organization focused on directly helping open-source software projects improve their security posture. Amir comes from a background in Finance, IT and Internal Auditing, applying years of experience to help develop OSTIF’s processes and partnerships. Furthermore, Amir is responsible for negotiating and organizing over 12,000 hours of security-focused work for organizations like Google and Amazon Web Services along with groups like Mozilla Foundation and Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF).

Sessions

Advocacy, Funding, and Patience: The Security Audit of Scala

Talk
13. October 2026, 16:05 - 16:35
Kesselhaus
Gain insight into how security audits are carried out on large, complex projects like Scala. Hear about how open source security advocate Open Source Technology Improvement Fund partnered with Scala maintainers to source funds, scope and manage work, and create meaningful fixes in a piece of critical software in active production.