Leadership In this section, we explore how different forms of leadership, FIGURE 27 from bottom up to top down, impact the perception and PRESENCE OF OSPOS OR REVIEW BOARDS success of open source in an organization. We also look at several challenges that leaders need to address. We find that: Do you have an Open Source Program Office • There has been a slight (16%) increase in the prevalence of (OSPO) or formal review board? OSPOs within financial services organizations. • Having an OSPO or visible leader has a significant positive Have OSPO or clear 51% OSS leadership impact on employees’ perception of their organizations as leaders in open source. Have OSPO 44% • Comparing organizations with OSPOs to those without, those with OSPOs are just over twice as likely to openly 2022 2021 encourage consumption and almost three times as likely to 2022 FINOS STATE OF OSS IN FINANCIAL SERVICES SURVEY, Q9, SAMPLE SIZE = 249 openly encourage contribution. 2021 FINOS STATE OF OSS IN FINANCIAL SERVICES SURVEY, Q11, SAMPLE SIZE = 135 • While those in both business and technology roles influence open source in their organizations, technologists are viewed as slightly more influential. strongly agree or somewhat agree) with an OSPO believe that their firm is a leader in open source within the financial • Open source leadership is nuanced and requires leaders services compared with 22%, where there is neither an OSPO of all levels of seniority from individual developers nor visible OSS leadership. to executives to address such challenges as siloed workforces and cultural differences. Organizations with OSPOs also tend to have relatively senior open source leaders. FIGURE 29 shows that collectively, 73% OSPOS AND SENIOR OPEN SOURCE LEADERSHIP of organizations with an OSPO or visible OSS leadership are ARE BECOMING MORE PREVALENT led by C-, managing director-, executive director-, or direc- One critical way for an organization to show commitment tor-level staff. to open source and provide a visible form of leadership is to create an OSPO, ideally with one or more senior, visible OSPOS INCREASE CONSUMPTION leaders advocating for open source within their organization. AND CONTRIBUTION FIGURE 27 shows that the number of organizations with The most compelling findings related to having an OSPO OSPOs or clear leadership in 2022 has grown by 16%, from are the significant positive influence they have on encour- 44% with an OSPO in 2021 to 51% with an OSPO in 2022. aging both open source consumption and contribution within FIGURE 30 shows that organizations with a an organization. Having an OSPO in place has a positive impact on employees’ visible OS leader or OSPO (62%) are just over twice as likely FIGURE 28 perceptions of open source in their organizations. to have a policy openly encouraging consumption than those shows that 69% of respondents in organizations (those who without (29%). THE 2022 STATE OF OPEN SOURCE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES 35