Ross Mason is Co-founder and CTO of MuleSource, Inc., the creators of the open source Mule integration platform. Prior to founding MuleSource he was Chief Executive Officer of SymphonySoft Limited, an EU-based company providing services and support for large-scale integration projects. Mason founded the Mule project in 2003 and strived to make it the leading Java-based ESB and integration platform. Mule is used by top-tier financial institutions such as CitiGroup, JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank as well as many other high profile enterprises including American Airlines, Adobe and Yum Brands. Previously, Mason was Lead Architect for RaboBank and played a key role in developing one of the first large-scale ESB implementations in 2002. Mason has also worked with NatWest Bank, Credit Suisse and UBS. He holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Computer Science from Bristol, UK.