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Bio

James Giroux is a Technical Account Manager at WordPress VIP, where he works closely with enterprise-level customers to optimize their WordPress experiences. With over fifteen years of experience in the WordPress ecosystem, James has collaborated with leading brands to drive growth and innovation. He is also a co-founder of Future of Team, a venture dedicated to helping WordPress companies build scalable, people-first cultures. James is passionate about empowering leaders to create environments that foster team engagement, collaboration, and long-term success through open, people-first workplaces.

Badges

CODE
1 badge
Core Contributor '26
COMMUNITY
3 badges
Meetup Organizer '24 WordCamp Organizer '25 WordCamp Speaker '23

Current Job

Technical Account Manager & Co-Founder
Present
WordPress VIP & Future of Team

Recent impact

Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

Last 30 days
1contribution
high1
medium0
score3
Last 90 days
3contributions
high3
medium0
score9
Last 12 months
8contributions
high8
medium0
score24

Team focus

Across 1 team, with no team-attributable contributions in the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 1 release
  • 7.0

Contributions

Type
June 2026
Jun 06 Sat · 15:50
Meta high
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Canada 2026
April 2026
Apr 16 Thu · 08:16
Core high
Mentioned in [62240] on WordPress SVN:
Abilities API: Catch exceptions thrown by ability callbacks and return WP_Error.
Apr 16 Thu · 07:22
Core high
Mentioned in [62238] on WordPress SVN:
Abilities API: Catch exceptions thrown by ability callbacks and return WP_Error.
January 2026
Jan 27 Tue · 05:06
Meta high
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Asia 2026
September 2025
Sep 10 Wed · 14:07
Meta high
Wrote a new post, Building Together: The Spirit of Open Source at WordCamp Canada 2025, on the site WordCamp Canada 2025:
Learn the heart of WordCamp, open source, and what we’re celebrating at WordCamp Canada 2025!
July 2025
Jul 01 Tue · 13:00
Meta high
Wrote a new post, Innovation in the Canadian Context, on the site WordCamp Canada 2025:
Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 “Innovation” isn’t just a buzzword here — it’s a how even…
June 2025
Jun 27 Fri · 12:00
Meta high
Wrote a new post, It’s not an event. It’s a WordCamp!, on the site WordCamp Canada 2025:
WordCamp Canada is not just another conference—it’s a national moment. It’s where bold thinking meets…
Jun 24 Tue · 23:38
Meta high
Wrote a new post, It’s not an event. It’s a WordCamp!, on the site WordCamp Canada 2025:
WordCamp Canada is not just another conference—it’s a national moment. It’s where bold thinking meets…
April 2025
Apr 03 Thu · 19:48
Meta high
Wrote a new post, Call for Volunteers, on the site WordCamp Canada 2025:
Like the WordPress software project WordCamp Canada is an open source event. It's planned, organized,…
March 2025
Mar 25 Tue · 01:54
Meta high
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Canada 2025 (FR)

Completed Courses

Total completed courses: 1