Phil Sturgeon is an API specialist, author, and open-source contributor with decades of experience in API design, governance, and distributed systems. A former core PHP contributor and board member of the PHP-FIG, he has led API initiatives at companies like WeWork and Stoplight. Phil is also the founder of Protect Earth, a UK-based reforestation charity, and continues to share his expertise through the *APIs You Won’t Hate* community, books, and consulting work.