Distinguished Lifetime Members

Jim Manico has been deeply involved in the OWASP community for more than two decades, beginning his volunteer journey in 2003. Over the years he has taken on a wide range of leadership and hands-on roles. - Global Governance. Elected to OWASP’s Global Board of Directors (2011 – 2014), where he helped shape the foundation’s strategic direction, fundraising model, and community-driven governance. - OWASP Cheat Sheet Series (2009 – present) - Co-founder and long-time project manager, coordinating dozens of security cheat sheets that distill complex topics into actionable, developer-friendly guidance. - OWASP Application Security Verification Standard (ASVS) & Artificial Intelligence Security Verification Standard (AISVS) - Core contributor and project manager, ensuring that both standards remain technically rigorous, developer-centric, and mapped to modern threat landscapes. - Regular contributor to other flagship initiatives, including the OWASP Top Ten and Proactive Controls. - Community Building & Education. A frequent keynote speaker and trainer at AppSec USA, AppSec EU, and dozens of local OWASP chapters, Jim has delivered hundreds of secure-coding workshops worldwide, championing open knowledge and evidence-based practices. - Recognition. Honored with OWASP’s Lifetime Achievement Award (2023) for sustained, high-impact service—a testament to his belief in the foundation’s mission of “making software security visible, so that individuals and organizations can make informed decisions. A true believer in OWASP’s open, vendor-neutral ethos, Jim remains an active contributor, mentor, and evangelist—continuing to advance the state of software security through community-driven standards, education, and tooling.

Ricardo co-lead and contributed extensively to the OWASP Zap project.

Rick is a long time project leader of the flagship OWASP Web Security Testing Guide and the OWASP Vulnerable Web Applications Directory project, and a major volunteer on the projects committee and elsewhere.

Simon for the longest time served as the project leader of the flagship OWASP Zap project, on the project committee and way more besides.

Dave co-founded the OWASP Foundation, Inc in 2004, and led some of our first conferences. He served as a Director from 2004-2011, and has contributed greatly to many projects, including helping to start the OWASP Top 10.

Fiona volunteered for OWASP over a long period of time, helping to run her local chapter, run AppSec Days events and Global AppSec EU, as well as serving for a long time as helping lead OWASP's compliance team.

Jeff has been involved with OWASP for over 20 years. He established the OWASP Foundation, Inc. in 2004, started the OWASP Top 10 in 2003, and served as a Director of the OWASP Foundation from 2004 until 2011. His current projects include OWASP Deptrast, OWASP SBOM Forum, and OWASP Vulnerability Communication Guide.

Mark founded OWASP in September 2001. His many contributions include starting the OWASP Developer Guide project and help create the OWASP core values of openness, innovation, global, and integrity. He defined our community culture of volunteerism, which has persisted to this day.

Matteo is one of OWASP's longest-serving chapter leaders. He is the creator of the OWASP AI Testing Guide, OWASP AI Maturity Assessment, OWASP Software Security 5D Framework, and the OWASP Testability Patterns for Web Applications projects. He continues to lead OWASP Italy. He's helped out with chapter committees and helped many chapter leaders over a long period of time.