vExpert 2014 Announcement

First we would like to say thank you to everyone who applied and yes it’s April 1st and this is the official list!

I’m pleased to announce the list 2014 vExperts. We have 754 vExperts this year, which is impressive! Each of these vExperts have demonstrated significant contributions to the community and a willingness to share their expertise with others. We were amazed to see so many applications for this years program.

I want to personally thank everyone who applied and point out that a “vExpert” is not a technical certification or even a general measure of VMware expertise. The judges selected people who were particularly engaged with their community and who had developed a substantial personal platform of influence in those communities. There were a lot of very smart, very accomplished people, even VCDXs, that weren’t named as vExpert this year.

If you feel like you were not selected in error, that’s entirely possible. The judges may have overlooked or misinterpreted what you wrote in your application. Email us at vexpert@vmware.com and we can discuss your situation. Remember we only looked at 2013 activities for the Q1 voting. Q2 applications are already open at http://bit.ly/LMJqB5. Keep up the excellent contributions and you are encouraged to reapply. Make sure if you have a blog to include the blog along with any community forums you are actively engaged with.

If you were selected as a vExpert 2014, we’ll be conducting the on-boarding throughout this week and next, so hold tight and expect future communication from us soon. You must successfully be enrolled in our private vExpert community to be listed in the vExpert directory and to be alerted to opportunities like the beta programs and complimentary licenses that we offer to vExperts. We will provide instructions to gain access to the private forum and the vExpert directory in the next communication via email.

Congratulations to all the vExperts, new and returning. We’re looking forward to working with you this year.

Corey Romero,
and the VMware Social Media & Community Team