Dr. Karmen Čondić-Jurkić is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Open Molecular Software Foundation. She also currently serves as the Board’s Treasurer and Secretary. She has a background in computational chemistry. During her postdoc years, she developed a passion for open science and research infrastructure. She is particularly interested in collaboration and coordination of efforts, and how to make the research infrastructure more robust, sustainable and accessible. Karmen was the project manager for the Open Force Field Initiative before stepping into the role of OMSF Executive Director.

Prof. David Mobley holds a joint appointment in the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Irvine. A major focus of his research is the binding of small-molecule ligands to proteins, including development, application and validation of binding free energy methods. David is a strong proponent of open science and engaged in a series of community-driven projects and activities, such as spearheading the the SAMPL challenges and co-leading the Open Force Field Initiative. He also serves on the editorial boards of several journals and is a founding and managing editor for the Living Journal of Computational Molecular Science. David co-founded OMSF and currently serves as the President of the OMSF Board of Directors.

Dr. Daniel G. A. Smith is the Chief Technology Officer at Achira where he leads efforts at the intersection of quantum chemistry, physics, and machine learning to accelerate drug discovery. His work focuses on developing scalable computational frameworks that bridge foundational physical theory with modern data-driven methods, enabling more predictive models of molecular behavior. In addition to his leadership at Achira, Daniel brings deep expertise in open-source infrastructure and community-driven science. He has been a core contributor to transformative projects such as Psi4, QCArchive, and QCEngine, and serves as an advisor to Open Force Field, helping guide its technical direction and interoperability standards across the open molecular ecosystem.