AI infrastructure company Jentic has announced Erik Wilde is to join them as Head of Enterprise Strategy.
Wilde, who holds a PhD in Computer Science from ETH Zurich, is one of the most prolific authors, researchers, and strategists in the API industry.
In his new role, Wilde will focus on guiding enterprise adoption of AI agents in a secure, standards-driven way that aligns with existing infrastructure and future-proof strategy.
In the global API community, Wilde is recognised for his leadership as an Ambassador for the OpenAPI Initiative, the Linux Foundation program that stewards the world’s most widely used API specification.
Across three decades, he has authored numerous Internet standards through the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), published extensively, taught web architecture at ETH Zurich and UC Berkeley, and advised enterprises across finance, healthcare, and government on API-driven transformation.
“Erik is quite literally one of the architects of the modern web and APIs as we know them today,” said Sean Blanchfield, co-founder and CEO of Jentic.
“The fact that he’s chosen Jentic to shape the future of AI agents is a remarkable endorsement. It heralds the era of serious, standards-driven agent adoption in the enterprise.”
Wilde has been a leading voice in elevating APIs from technical detail to strategic enabler. As a co-author of Continuous API Management, he helped establish APIs as enduring business products.
His “Getting APIs to Work” YouTube channel has educated thousands of developers and executives worldwide, making him one of the most visible and trusted educators in the field," the company said in a statement.
Now Wilde is turning his focus to AI agents and their path to enterprise adoption.
“Agents will only succeed in the enterprise when they are managed with the same rigour as APIs, in terms of how they are enabled, supported, and governed,” said Mr Wilde.
“Jentic understands this better than anyone. By building on existing API ecosystems and open standards like OpenAPI and Arazzo, Jentic is creating the foundation for agents to safely, robustly, and intelligently work within the enterprise.
"That’s why I am joining this team.”
