Jentic announced the appointment of Erik Wilde, PhD in Computer Science from ETH Zurich and a leading API industry author, researcher, and strategist, as Head of Enterprise Strategy. In this role, Wilde will drive enterprise adoption of AI agents with a secure, standards-based approach that balances current infrastructure with long-term strategy.
A defining figure in the global API community, Wilde is recognized 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, Erik Wilde 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.
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 rigor as APIs, in terms of how they are enabled, supported, and governed,” said Erik 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.”
Wilde’s appointment is a milestone for Jentic, which is quickly emerging as the category-defining bridge between “AI land” and “API land.” His unique combination of academic, standards, and enterprise experience accelerates Jentic’s mission to give enterprises a trusted, open, and secure foundation for agent-to-API interoperability.
The announcement comes as Jentic expands the closed beta of Jentic Standard Agent, its hosted, standards-based agent service for teams seeking a safe and managed path into agentic adoption. Enterprises and developers can apply at jentic.com.
To learn more about Erik Wilde and the rest of the leadership team at Jentic, visit the website here.
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