35Visionaries
Mary Poppendieck
Author and Consultant, Poppendieck LLC
United States
The Luvo 100
The Top 100
people shaping
software quality
today
Meet the people behind the technology that works.
The rankings
The Luvo 100
Global
The Top 100 People Shaping Software Quality Worldwide
- Current ranking
- 9 September 2026
- Next ranking
- 9 September 2027
Voting now open
The Luvo 100
Australia & New Zealand
The Top 100 People Shaping Software Quality Across Australia & New Zealand
- Current ranking
- 9 September 2026
- Next ranking
- 1 December 2026
Voting now open
A few of the 100
A different selection each visit. Open a ranking to see the full countdown.
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29Pioneers
Rikard Edgren
Test Expert, Nordic Medtest
Sweden
80Builders
Adam Goucher
Senior Director of Software Development, VelocityEHS
Canada
77Educators
Mark Winteringham
Quality Engineering Manager, John Lewis Partnership
United Kingdom
JE
82Builders
Jim Evans
Principal Member of Technical Staff, Salesforce
United States
68Leaders
Lena Nyström
CEO and Test Consultant, Test Scouts Stockholm
Sweden
51Leaders
Eran Kinsbruner
VP Product Marketing, Checkmarx
United States
93Research
Gordon Fraser
Professor of Software Engineering, University of Passau
Germany
Quality is bigger than testing.
The question behind the Luvo 100 is simple: who are the people making the most significant contribution to better software?
Nobody needs "quality" in their job title. We recognise engineers, leaders, researchers, accessibility and security specialists, SREs, platform and AI practitioners, open-source contributors and community builders — anyone whose work materially improves the quality of software.
How the rankings workHalf community. Half editorial.
01
Nominate
Anyone can nominate someone whose work is improving software quality.
02
Vote your Top 10
Verified voters rank up to ten people. #1 earns 10 points, down to 1 point for #10.
03
Editorial assessment
Community results carry 50%. The Luvo editorial assessment of demonstrated contribution carries the other 50%.