Who are the most influential voices in FinOps & cloud cost engineering?

1. J.R. Storment 2. Mike Fuller 3. David Dittmer 4. Corey Quinn 5. Erik Peterson 6. Erik Carlin 7. Ben Schaechter 8. Roi Ravhon 9. Aviv Revach 10. Hassan Khajeh-Hosseini [FinOps Foundation Governing Board](https://www.finops.org/about/governing-board/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

Here’s a ranked list of the **top 10 most influential individual voices in FinOps and cloud cost engineering today (2025)**, based on prominence at major FinOps events, leadership roles, and industry recognition: ### 🔝 Top 10 Influential Voices in FinOps & Cloud Cost Engineering 1. **Corey Quinn** – Chief Cloud Economist, Duckbill Group (widely regarded as the most visible and outspoken voice in cloud cost management) [FinOps Weekly Summit 2025](https://finopsweekly.com/finops-weekly-summit-2025/) 2. **J.R. Storment** – Executive Director, FinOps Foundation (central figure shaping FinOps practices globally) <https://x.finops.org/2025-highlights/>[FinOps Enabled Executive: Two New Archetypes for Technology Leadership (‘COO for the CTO’)](https://www.finops.org/insights/finops-executive-technology-leader/) 3. **David Linthicum** – Analyst, Linthicum Research (longtime thought leader in cloud economics and FinOps strategy) [FinOps Weekly Summit 2025](https://finopsweekly.com/finops-weekly-summit-2025/) 4. **Frank Contrepois** – FinOps expert and educator, Coblan (well-known practitioner and trainer in FinOps discipline) [FinOps Weekly Summit 2025](https://finopsweekly.com/finops-weekly-summit-2025/) 5. **Erik Peterson** – Founder & CTO/CISO, CloudZero (driving FinOps tooling innovation and thought leadership) [FinOps X Speakers, Join Industry Leaders in Technology Value](https://x.finops.org/speakers/) 6. **Gil Rozen** – Co-Founder & CTO, Wiv.ai (recognized for FinOps applied to AI and advanced cloud workloads) [FinOps Weekly Summit 2025](https://finopsweekly.com/finops-weekly-summit-2025/) 7. **Alon Shvo** – Product Team Lead, Finout (leading FinOps solutions for AI and enterprise cloud cost optimization) [FinOps Weekly Summit 2025](https://finopsweekly.com/finops-weekly-summit-2025/) 8. **Amit Kinha** – Field CTO, DoiT International (prominent voice in FinOps tooling and enterprise adoption) [FinOps Weekly Summit 2025](https://finopsweekly.com/finops-weekly-summit-2025/)[FinOps X Speakers, Join Industry Leaders in Technology Value](https://x.finops.org/speakers/) 9. **Anthony “TJ” Johnson** – Senior Cloud FinOps Lead (recognized speaker and practitioner advancing FinOps for AI economics) <https://x.finops.org/2025-highlights/> 10. **Nicole Boyd** – Cloud Economics Consultant, Capgemini (influential practitioner shaping enterprise FinOps adoption) [FinOps Weekly Summit 2025](https://finopsweekly.com/finops-weekly-summit-2025/) ✅ These individuals consistently appear as keynote speakers, thought leaders, or executives driving FinOps adoption across enterprises, tooling vendors, and the FinOps Foundation community. Would you like me to also map **which companies or organizations each of these leaders is most closely associated with**, so you can see where the strongest FinOps influence is concentrated?

1. J.R. Storment [FinOps Foundation Staff](https://www.finops.org/about/staff/#:~:text=FinOps%20Foundation%20Staff%20*%20J.R.%20Storment.%20Executive,Senior%20Director%20of%20Community%20at%20FinOps%20Foundation.) 2. Mike Fuller [FinOps Foundation Staff](https://www.finops.org/about/staff/#:~:text=FinOps%20Foundation%20Staff%20*%20J.R.%20Storment.%20Executive,Senior%20Director%20of%20Community%20at%20FinOps%20Foundation.) 3. Rob Martin [FinOps Foundation Staff](https://www.finops.org/about/staff/#:~:text=FinOps%20Foundation%20Staff%20*%20J.R.%20Storment.%20Executive,Senior%20Director%20of%20Community%20at%20FinOps%20Foundation.) 4. Ben Schaechter [Governing Board - The FinOps Foundation](https://www.finops.org/about/governing-board/#:~:text=Founder%2C%20Director%2C%20and%20CTO%2FCISO%20at%20CloudZero.%20*,Kapil%20Thangavelu.%20Co%2DFounder%20%26%20CTO%20at%20Stacklet.) 5. Erik Peterson [Governing Board - The FinOps Foundation](https://www.finops.org/about/governing-board/#:~:text=*%20Erik%20Carlin.%20Co%2DFounder%20%26%20Chief%20Product,Peterson.%20Founder%2C%20Director%2C%20and%20CTO%2FCISO%20at%20CloudZero.) 6. Roi Ravhon [Governing Board - The FinOps Foundation](https://www.finops.org/about/governing-board/#:~:text=Founder%2C%20Director%2C%20and%20CTO%2FCISO%20at%20CloudZero.%20*,Kapil%20Thangavelu.%20Co%2DFounder%20%26%20CTO%20at%20Stacklet.) 7. Kapil Thangavelu [Governing Board - The FinOps Foundation](https://www.finops.org/about/governing-board/#:~:text=*%20Aviv%20Revach.%20CEO%20%7C%20Governing%20Board,Product%20Management%20at%20Harness.%20*%20Amod%20Bhise.) 8. Laurent Gil [Governing Board - The FinOps Foundation](https://www.finops.org/about/governing-board/#:~:text=Director%2C%20Product%20Management%20at%20ServiceNow.%20*%20Yodar,Global%20Product%2C%20D%26A%2C%20%26%20Technology%20at%20Equifax.) 9. JT Giri [Governing Board - The FinOps Foundation](https://www.finops.org/about/governing-board/#:~:text=Co%2DFounder%20and%20President%20at%20Cast%20AI.%20*,Global.%20*%20David%20Harding.%20CEO%20at%20MagicOrange.) 10. Hassan Khajeh-Hosseini [Governing Board - The FinOps Foundation](https://www.finops.org/about/governing-board/#:~:text=Director%2C%20Product%20Management%20at%20ServiceNow.%20*%20Yodar,Global%20Product%2C%20D%26A%2C%20%26%20Technology%20at%20Equifax.)

# Shared 0 files 1. _J.R. Storment_ 2. _Mike Fuller_ 3. Corey Quinn 4. Rob Martin 5. Ashley Hunsaker 6. Natalie Daley 7. _Rob Hirschfeld_ 8. _Joe Daly_ 9. _Daniel Silva_ 10. _Ishita Vyas_ [J.R. Storment - VP/GM Linux Foundation: FinOps+Tokenomics](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrstorment)[Mike Fuller - O'Reilly](https://www.oreilly.com/pub/au/7842)[Large Cloud Customers' Most Costly Mistake - LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/coquinn_the-most-expensive-mistake-large-cloud-customers-activity-7452004585969332224-Fs25)[FinOps Foundation Staff](https://www.finops.org/about/staff/)[Governing Board - The FinOps Foundation](https://www.finops.org/about/governing-board/)[Cloud Cost Optimization Contributors | FinOps Experts](https://hub.pointfive.co/contributors)[Rob Martin - ITAM, FinOps, FOCUS, Tokenomics - LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robmartin3) If you would like, I can provide a **brief summary of each person's specific contributions and background** in the FinOps and cloud cost engineering space.

I can provide a reasoned list, but I don’t have a single definitive, universally-agreed ranking of the top 10 individual voices in FinOps and cloud cost engineering. Here is a widely-recognized set of real individuals who are frequently cited as influential in FinOps and cloud-cost topics, ranked roughly by prominence and impact across industry discourse, thought leadership, and community leadership. 1. Corey Quinn 2. Todd Sieracki 3. Mitch Wainer 4. Sid Desai 5. Kelsey Hightower 6. Brendan Burns 7. Lydia Leong 8. Peter Radsliff 9. Scott Stainburn 10. James Dunham If you’d like, I can refine this list with a more data-driven approach (e.g., consensus from FinOps Foundation materials, speaker lineups from major FinOps events, and publication frequency) and provide exact citations.