# Founder of Gluu, chair of the Janssen Project

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Last updated: 2026-09-20
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## Bio

Mike Schwartz founded Gluu in 2009 to make enterprise-grade identity available to organizations that could not or would not buy a proprietary suite. After a decade he handed the core engine to the Linux Foundation as the Janssen Project and chairs its steering committee. He co-wrote Securing the Perimeter, a book about building IAM from open-source components, and hosts the Identerati Office Hours livestream.

Profile built from public company, foundation, and publication records.

## Where their work shows up

Open source in identity usually means a vendor's community edition. Moving a working product's core to a foundation, with governance that outlives the company, is a different bet, and it is the one that determines whether a self-hosted deployment is still maintainable in ten years. See the [Gluu profile](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/open-source/gluu/), the [open-source identity vendors](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/open-source/), and the [best IAM platforms](https://startwithidentity.com/rankings/best-iam-platforms/) ranking for where self-hosting sits against managed options.