We’re excited to welcome the first cohort of PyTorch Ambassadors ever! The new PyTorch Ambassador Program highlights and supports passionate community leaders who educate, advocate for, build with PyTorch Foundation projects (e.g., PyTorch and vLLM), and grow their local communities in meaningful ways.
A Global Community of Leaders
Ambassadors help grow PyTorch Foundation projects (e.g., PyTorch and vLLM) around the world by organizing events, creating educational content, mentoring new users, and contributing to the open source ecosystem. This first group of Ambassadors reflects the truly global nature of the PyTorch ecosystem. The 2025 cohort spans 31 individuals from 21 countries across 5 continents, representing diverse communities and technical expertise.
Meet the 2025 PyTorch Ambassadors
Meet our first cohort of PyTorch Ambassadors! Click their profiles on our website to learn more about their backgrounds and contributions.
- Abdulsalam Bande
- Akhil Varanasi
- Alejandro Núñez Arroyo
- Ankita Guha
- Arun Bhandari
- Chandra Mohan Negi
- Dr. Eyup Cinar
- Fedor Shabashev
- Giorgio Armani Magno
- Jiho Kim
- Junghwan Park
- Luis Fernando Solis Navarro
- Marimuthu Kalimuthu
- Masahiro Hiramori
- Menan Velayuthan
- Naeem Khoshnevis
- Orestis Antonis Makris
- Pacifique Kwaba Mugisho
- Paul Dowling
- Rodrigo Bernal
- Sahdev Zala
- Steve Watt
- Sonny Mupfuni
- Talib Sayyed
- Ugama Benedicta Kelechi
- Usamah Zaheer
- Vincent Tran
- Yoshitomo Matsubara
- Zaynul Abedin Miah
- Zesheng Zong
- Zhiqing Xiao
Looking Ahead
Onboarding is underway for our ambassadors. This group will be hosting events, publishing content, and mentoring others over the coming year.
The next cohort will open in Q1/2026, and we encourage community members who are leading locally and contributing globally to consider applying.
Thank You, Ambassadors
We are excited to see how this group of leaders will grow PyTorch communities worldwide. Their energy, expertise, and dedication embody the collaborative spirit that drives open source forward.