Nigel Kersten
Former Field CTO
Nigel Kersten served as the Field CTO of Perforce Puppet. In his 13 years at Puppet, he played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s DevOps initiatives, including serving as a primary co-author of the award-winning State of DevOps Report for 11 years. Industry analysts such as Gartner and Forrester have cited this research, which influenced the broader software delivery landscape. His thought leadership helped guide enterprise organizations through the cultural and organizational changes required for large-scale DevOps adoption.
At Puppet, he held multiple leadership roles, including Head of Product, CTO, CIO/VP of Operations, VP of Ecosystem Engineering, and Chief Technical Strategist, contributing to product strategy, global solutions architecture, and community and partner engagement.
Recognized as an expert in DevOps, platform engineering, and optimizing engineering organizations for fast, reliable software delivery, Nigel also spoke at industry events, including EMC World and the DevOps Enterprise Summit.