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Employees The Linux Foundation Brian Behlendorf

Brian Behlendorf

Highest compensated employee

GM, Blockchain, Healthcare and Identity at The Linux Foundation

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. Published on January 24, 2026.

$542,445
2020

Total compensation

Brian Behlendorf has been listed as an employee of The Linux Foundation in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2017. Total compensation for Brian Behlendorf has increased by 6.1% from 2017 to 2020.

Annual compensation details

$542,445
+32.9%
GM, Blockchain, Healthcare and Identity
2020
$479k org
40 hrs/wk
$64k other
--
$408,131
-20.3%
Executive Director
2019
$352k org
40 hrs/wk
$57k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Brian Behlendorf to:

2020

Other employees at The Linux Foundation

Linus Torvalds
Fellow
$1,658,568
$623,009 from orgNo related comp$1,035,559 other
James Zemlin
Executive Director
$1,162,641
$889,550 from orgNo related comp$273,091 other
Chris Aniszczyk
Vice President Strategic and Developer
$706,066
$648,064 from orgNo related comp$58,002 other
Arpit Joshipura
GM, Networking and Orchestration
$640,160
$559,873 from orgNo related comp$80,287 other
Daniel Kohn
GM, LF Public Health
$591,719
$561,217 from orgNo related comp$30,502 other
Angela Brown
Senior Vice President and GM of Events
$566,221
$508,441 from orgNo related comp$57,780 other
Daniel Cauchy
Executive Director, AGL
$537,403
$484,132 from orgNo related comp$53,271 other
Shubra Kar
CTO and GM of Products
$520,006
$452,719 from orgNo related comp$67,287 other
Jerry Childers
GM CFF
$507,640
$440,353 from orgNo related comp$67,287 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 24, 2026:
2020 The Linux Foundation 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2019 The Linux Foundation 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2018 The Linux Foundation 990 published

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