47Leaders
Glenda Sims
Chief Information Accessibility Officer, Deque Systems
United States
Luvo100 / 2026
The 100 Most
Influential People
in Software Testing
Recognising the people shaping the future of software testing, quality engineering and software quality worldwide.
The Luvo100 2026
The Luvo100 2026
An annual, independent record of the 100 people with the greatest influence on software testing, quality engineering and software quality.
From the next edition, the community nominates and votes on candidates, and those signals are weighed alongside an independent editorial assessment to determine the final 100.
Read the methodologyA few of the 100
A different selection each visit. The top ten — and No.1 — are revealed in the full countdown.
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73Community
Michael Larsen
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, Socialtext
United States
69Leaders
Vernon Richards
Quality Coach and Consultant
United Kingdom
35Visionaries
Mary Poppendieck
Author and Consultant, Poppendieck LLC
United States
14Visionaries
Jez Humble
Author and Technology Adviser
United States
54Builders
Gil Sever
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Applitools
Israel
36Educators
Linda Rising
Independent Consultant and Author
United States
58Educators
John Ferguson Smart
Founder, Serenity Dojo
Australia
How they're selected
01
Community nominations
From 2027, the global testing community identifies the people who deserve consideration.
02
Community voting
Verified users vote from an approved shortlist. Votes are an important signal, not the final answer.
03
Editorial selection
Community support is weighed alongside impact, innovation, contribution, reach and continued relevance.
The next Luvo100
The next Luvo100 starts with you.
Community nominations for the 2027 Luvo100 open 1 July 2027. Create an account now and we'll let you know the moment nominations open.
- Nominations open
- 1 July 2027
- Nominations per person
- 3
- Voting opens
- 15 September 2027
- Votes per person
- 10
About Luvo100
Luvo100 is an independent annual recognition of the people whose work most influences how the world builds, tests and trusts software.
A place in the Luvo100 cannot be bought. Commercial relationships do not guarantee inclusion, and follower counts alone do not determine influence.
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