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title: "FINOS In The News: Fintech Focus TV COVID-19 SPECIAL - Gabriele Columbro"
description: In a recent interview with Tony Babb of Fintech Focus TV, Gabriele Columbro, Executive Director of FINOS, talks about his passion for open-source and where the opportunity for his not-for-profit business came about. He also looks at the effect of the pandemic from his perspective out on the west coast and much more.
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# [FINOS In The News: Fintech Focus TV COVID-19 SPECIAL - Gabriele Columbro](https://www.finos.org/news/finos-in-the-news-fintech-focus-tv-covid-19-special-gabriele-columbro)

 Written by [FINOS Team](https://www.finos.org/news/author/finos-team) | May 15, 2020 3:41:07 PM

In a recent [**interview with Tony Babb of Fintech Focus TV, Gabriele Columbro, Executive Director of FINOS**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYfp59yEyeM), talks about his passion for open-source and where the opportunity for his not-for-profit business came about. He also looks at the effect of the pandemic from his perspective out on the west coast and much more.

## Watch The Interview Here

 

 

[**See Gabriele's full interview here on YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYfp59yEyeM)

 

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