87Testing Practice & Leadership
Bret Pettichord
Independent Software Consultant
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 Global 100
A different selection each visit from the worldwide list. Open the ranking to see the full countdown.
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15Quality Engineering & Delivery
Dave Farley
Founder and Director, Continuous Delivery Ltd
United Kingdom
99Test Automation & Tooling
Will Wilson
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Antithesis
United States
43Security & Assurance
Simon Bennetts
Creator and Project Lead, ZAP by Checkmarx
United Kingdom
18Testing Practice & Leadership
Alan Page
Engineering Leadership Coach, Angry Weasel
United States
21Test Automation & Tooling
Bas Dijkstra
Test Automation Consultant and Trainer, On Test Automation
Netherlands
66Community & Advocacy
Beth Marshall
Senior Quality Engineer, Lloyds Banking Group
United Kingdom
47Accessibility & Inclusive Quality
Glenda Sims
Chief Information Accessibility Officer, Deque Systems
United States
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%.
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