Hello, Splunk Community! We are beyond thrilled to announce our newest group of SplunkTrust members!
The goal of the SplunkTrust™ program is not to recognize users in the room who know the most about Splunk. Rather, the SplunkTrust program was created to acknowledge and recognize those who go above and beyond to help their fellow Splunk practitioners and who have truly helped shape this wonderful, vibrant community.
This is an honor that represents a recognition by peers that the person embodies the hallmarks of the program — being helpful, technical, knowledgeable, and readily available. And it comes with perks, too! SplunkTrust members receive the coveted Splunk Fez, Splunk EDU credits, and a free pass to .conf25, as well as recognition as being the creme de la creme of the Splunk Community!
Splunk inducts the cohort of SplunkTrust members annually at .conf, which will be happening in just a couple of weeks at .conf25 in Boston! We’ll be welcoming new SplunkTrust members, as well as welcome back many returning members of the SplunkTrust, and honoring our Honorary SplunkTrust as well (comprised of Splunk employees.)
And so, without further ado, we are so excited to announce our .conf25 SplunkTrust cohort:
2025-2026 SplunkTrust Members
- Aleem Cummins
- Antonio LaMonica
- Antony Bowesman
- Balaji Thambisetty
- Becky Burwell
- Benjamin Abbenhues
- Björn Hansen
- Brett Adams
- Bryan Beaulieu
- Cary Petterborg
- Charles Kuykendall
- Chris Barrett
- Chris Kaye
- Chris Younger
- Colby Williams
- Daniel Spavin
- David Shpritz
- Diogo Siilva
- Dominique Vocat
- Gareth Anderson
- Giuseppe Cusello
- Ismo Soutamo
- James Sevener
- Johannes Effland
- Kamlesh Vaghela
- Keara Spoor
- Kiran Panchavati
- Kyle Smith
- Madison Moss
- Magnus Lord
- Mariusz Kruk
- Mark McCullough
- Martin Müller
- Mary Cordova
- Matt Snyder
- Meet Shah
- Mhike Funderburk
- Michael Uschmann
- Michael Bentley
- Mika Borner
- Nadine Miller
- Pedro Borges
- Rich Mahlerwein
- Rohit Joshi
- Ryan Adler
- Sanjay Reddy Gaddam
- Sebastian Kramp
- Sekar Sundaram
- Siddhartha Chakraborty
- Srikanth Yarlagadda
- Steve Koelpin
- Steven Bochniewicz
- Suat Celikok
- Tom Kopchak
- Trayton White
- Troy Moore
- Vatsal Jagani
- Yuan Liu
- Yutaka Yamada
- William Searle
And a huge congrats (and thank you!) to our incredible honorary SplunkTrust members as well! The Honorary Trust is composed of Splunk employees who embody the same wonderful, pioneering spirit that we look for in all SplunkTrustees.
2025-2026 Honorary SplunkTrust Members
- Aaron Johnsen
- Ari Donio
- Brian Osburn
- Camille Balli
- Caroline McGee
- Charlie Huggard
- Chris Perkins
- Clara Merriman
- David Hourani
- David Paper
- David Twersky
- Duane Waddle
- Dustin Eastman
- Harshil Marvania
- Hal Rottenberg
- James Hodgkinson
- Jesse Trucks
- John Billings
- John "Okie" Welch
- Karandeep "Deep" Bains
- Kate Lawrence-Gupta
- Lou Stella
- Matt Uebel
- Matthew Modestino
- Michael Simko
- Nate Plamondon
- Rich Galloway
- Russell Uman
- Sainag Nethala
- Sherman Smith
- Suman Sah
- Tedd Hellman
- Tolga Tohumcu
- Tom West
Congratulations again to everyone, and we can’t wait to see those of you who are joining us at .conf very soon!
The Splunk Community Team
