Ton Roosendaal

Ton Roosendaal (Dutch: [tɔn ˈroːzənˌdaːl]; born 20 March 1960[1]) is a Dutch software developer and film producer. He is the original creator of the open-source 3D creation suite Blender and Traces[2] (an Amiga ray tracer which was the forerunner of Blender). He is also known as the founder and chairman of the Blender Foundation, and for pioneering large scale open-content projects. In 2007, he established the Blender Institute in Amsterdam, where he works on coordinating Blender development, publishing manuals and DVD training, and organizing 3D animation and game projects.