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Steve Husak

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Silver Director, Board Member at OpenJS Foundation
📍 Glen Allen, Virginia, United States

Steve is a Distinguished Engineer at Capital One and a Silver Director on the Board of the OpenJS Foundation. He specializes in scalable cloud services, open-source strategy, and enterprise JavaScript. Colleagues describe him as a dedicated, focused, and personable technical leader. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Outside of his technical leadership roles, Steve is a supportive father who publicly encourages his sons personal achievements, such as running his first marathon. This highlights a focus on family and personal growth beyond his professional endeavors.

Unique fact: Before his work in finance, Steve co-invented a patented system for managing the popularity and encoding of video game clips for Xbox.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Silver Director, Board Member
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Glen Allen, Virginia, United States
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Open Source Strategy
He leads the Open Source Programs Office at Capital One and serves on the board of the OpenJS Foundation, focusing on enterprise adoption and security.
Enterprise JavaScript
He has authored articles on Node. js best practices and security, demonstrating his expertise in using JavaScript technologies at a large scale.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Silver Director, Board Member
OpenJS Foundation
7-2023
Distinguished Engineer, Director - Collaborative Engineering
Capital One
11-2021 - 7-2023
Distinguished Engineer, Director - Commercial Bank; Node.js/JavaScript Intent Lead
Capital One
7-2019 - 11-2021
Distinguished Engineer, Director - Agent Servicing
Capital One
7-2017 - 7-2019
Lead Software Engineer, Sr. Manager
Capital One
In the press

Media appearances

Meet Our 2025 OpenJS Foundation Board of Directors. Featured in OpenJS Foundation Blog
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From OpenJS World 2023: Responsible Use of Node.js & Open‑Source Software – Stephen Husak. Featured in OpenJS Foundation Blog
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Education
Bachelor of Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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