Who We Are

Meet Thunderbird

Thunderbird is a free and open-source software project founded in 2003 to make communicating and collaborating better. We are supported by the talent and generosity of thousands of individuals and part of the Mozilla family. Essential values guide us and make our work relevant. Read further to learn more.

Values

Community

Organization

Guided by Values

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Privacy

You are not the product.

To us, data ownership and privacy are your right wherever you live. Our commitment to your personal data is simple:

  • We do not collect or store it unless you ask us to.
  • We take great care to keep it safe from misuse.
  • We will never sell it.
  • You retain ownership and control of it.
Read the Privacy Policy
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Freedom

Thunderbird belongs to you (and the world).

Thunderbird is Free and Open-Source Software, which means its code is available to see, modify, use, and share freely. Its license also ensures that it will remain free forever. You can think of Thunderbird as a gift from thousands of contributors to you.

Learn About MPL 2.0
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Voice

You have a part in Thunderbird's future.

Thunderbird is free from the commercial requirements and incentives that often guide software development. Anyone can get involved in helping make Thunderbird better and available to more people. A contributor-elected council ensures Thunderbird remains true to its values and mission.

Driven by Community

Anyone can help make Thunderbird better. Programmers can contribute features they are passionate about or improve the existing code. Those who are multilingual can make Thunderbird accessible to everyone. Those willing can test new versions of Thunderbird and document issues. There are many ways to become part of a thriving community that makes Thunderbird unique. And if you don't have the time to volunteer, you can help support our work with a financial contribution.

Learn How to Get Involved
Our Contributors

Part of the Mozilla Family

Thunderbird operates in a separate, for-profit subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation. This structure gives us the flexibility to offer optional paid services to sustain Thunderbird’s development far into the future.

We have a growing team of talented employees who develop and maintain Thunderbird, collaborate with our community and partners, and work to deliver Thunderbird to users around the world.

Lisa McCormack
Managing Director, Operations
Ryan Sipes
Managing Director, Product
Alessandro Castellani
Director, Desktop & Mobile Apps
Andrei Hajdukewycz
Director, Infrastructure & Services
Alejandro Aspinwall
Sr. Software Engineer, Services
Alex Schmitz
UX Engineer, Desktop
Anthony Macchia
Finance & Accounting Specialist
Ben Campbell
Staff Engineer, Desktop
Brendan Abolivier
Software Engineer, Desktop
Chris Aquino
Software Engineer, Services
cketti
Sr. Software Engineer, Mobile
Corey Bryant
Manager, Release Operations
Daniel Darnell
Release Engineer
Geoff Lankow
Sr. Staff Engineer, Desktop
Heather Ellsworth
Sr. Developer Relations Engineer
Ikey Doherty
Staff Engineer, Desktop
John Bieling
Sr. Software Engineer, Desktop Add-ons
Joseph Bass
Sr. Site Reliability Engineer
Kai Engert
Sr. Security Engineer, Desktop
Kelly McSweeney
Sr. Technical PM
Laurel Terlesky
Manager, UI/UX Design Studio
Magnus Melin
Staff Engineer, Desktop
Malini Das
Manager, Web Services
Margaret Baker
Sr. Employee Experience Partner
Martin Giger
Staff Software Engineer, Desktop
Melissa Autumn
Sr. Software Engineer, Services
Micah Ilbery
UI/UX Designer
Monica Ayhens-Madon
Community & Marketing Coordinator
Natalie Ivanova
Manager, Comms & Community
Philipp Kewisch
Sr. Manager, Mobile Engineering
Rob Lemley
Sr. Release Engineer
Roland Tanglao
User Support Specialist
Ryan Jung
Sr Site Reliability Engineer
Sarah Regenspan
Customer Experience Specialist
Sean Burke
Software Engineer, Desktop
Solange Valverde
UI/UX Designer
Tarandeep Kaur
Employee Experience Specialist
Toby Pilling
Sr. Manager, Desktop Engineering
Vineet Deo
Software Engineer, Desktop
Wayne Mery
Community Manager
Wolf Montwé
Sr. Software Engineer, Mobile

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