Emmanuel Bernard

Person · Paris, France

Emmanuel Bernard is a software engineer and open-source leader who created Hibernate ORM, Hibernate Search, and Hibernate Validator, three foundational frameworks in the Java enterprise ecosystem used by millions of developers worldwide. He served for many years as a member of the Java Community Process (JCP) Expert Groups for the Java Persistence API and Bean Validation, directly shaping the standards that underpin Java enterprise application development. Previously a Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat, he now leads Hexactgon and remains an influential voice in the Java and open-source community.