openHAB Foundation

About the openHAB Foundation e.V.

The openHAB Foundation e.V. is a registered non-profit organisation. Its purpose is to educate the public about the possibilities that Free software offers in the domain of smart homes.

We specifically focus our activities on the openHAB project, but we are also promoting the ideals of Free software in general.

See here for our legal documents (only the German version is legally binding):

Please see our Privacy Policy regarding the use of our website and the mobile reference applications.

Our Board Members

Kai Kreuzer
President

Kai is the founder of openHAB and thus knows it inside out. He is based in Germany.

Dan Cunningham
Vice President

Dan is a technology wizard and has a broad knowledge around smart home technologies and deep technical insights. He is based in California, US.

Jerome Luckenbach
Chief Financial Officer

Jerome loves openHAB and serves the foundation in all financial and tax-related matters. He is based in Germany.

Hans-Jörg Merk
Assessor

Hans-Jörg is a long-term openHAB supporter, a regular representative at events and the master of the foundation's demo hardware. He is based in Germany.

Richard Koshak
Assessor

Rich is an openHAB user since the early days and has become the mainstay of our community forum, which he moderates. He is based in Colorado, US.

Stefan Höhn
Assessor

Stefan has been supporting openHAB for several years already and is the expert for openHAB's Blockly rules. He takes care of the documentation on behalf of the foundation. He is based in Germany.

Florian Hotze
Assessor

Florian is an openHAB maintainer and expert for the JS part of our codebase. He takes care of the foundation's website. He is based in Germany.

Former Board Members

Yannick Schaus
Alumni

Yannick has been behind most of the openHAB UIs and other initiatives for close to a decade, from 2016 to 2025. He is based in France and Luxembourg.