An interview with Ee Durbin, a volunteer PyPI administrator and PSF infrastructure contributor running for a seat on the PSF Board of Directors in the 2026 election. Durbin discusses their thirteen years of involvement with the PSF, motivations for running, priorities around organizational sustainability amid rising PyCon US costs and geopolitical pressures, and hopes for a community-funded, financially durable PSF over the next five years. Links to the full nomination statement and an AMA thread are provided for further engagement.
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Who are you?What would you bring to the PSF Board of Directors?What motivated you to run for the PSF Board of Directors?What problem or challenge do you want to address if you are on the board?Where do you see the PSF 5 years from now?What areas of the Python community are you involved with?Note from the election administrators:364 Impressions