PDF Association staff
The PDF Association staff delivers a vendor-neutral platform for PDF's stakeholders, facilitating the development of open specifications and ISO standards for PDF technology. The staff are located in Germany, the United States and Australia.
Staff members include:
- Alexandra Oettler (Editor),
- Betsy Fanning (Standards Director),
- Duff Johnson (Chief Executive Officer),
- Melina Tusch (Member Benefit Manager),
- Matthias Wagner (CFO & Operations Director),
- Peter Wyatt (Chief Technology Officer),
- Thomas Zellmann (PDF Evangelist).
PDF Association staff's Publications
PDF Association news September 9, 2026
The PDF Association has published two new PDF/UA-1 Technical Notes on the Use of ActualText on Figure structure elements and … Read more
PDF in the Wild August 25, 2026
C’mon, AI – PDF isn’t just about text! | Supports just 2 of 4 operators? That’s not a PDF parser! … Read more
PDF Association news August 20, 2026
We remember a PDF Association co-founder and former Board chair.
PDF Association news August 19, 2026
The PDF Association announces the publication of its specification for Brotli compression in PDF.
Article August 12, 2026
From the PDF/A Competence Centre to the PDF Association: two of the founders on how it all started.
PDF in the Wild July 24, 2026
PDF should not be your “tokenpocalypse” | LibreOffice comes out swinging for open formats | Android Auto brings PDF “reading” … Read more
PDF in the Wild June 23, 2026
Porcelain PDF | That’s one way to burn AI tokens! | Big Tech adds support for accessible math according to … Read more
PDF Association news June 18, 2026
PDF 2.0, Errata Collection 3 (EC3) is a complete replacement for the previous Errata Collection 2 (EC2).
PDF Association news May 21, 2026
PDF Association Working Group chairs share their reflections on Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2026.