Blake Newman

Blake Newman is the founder and visionary behind the Digital Center of Excellence (DCoE), a professional community and growth engine dedicated to revitalizing the global Drupal ecosystem. With more than a decade of experience at the intersection of digital strategy, technology leadership, and community building, Blake created the DCoE to solve a growing crisis in the Drupal economy—one marked by declining opportunities, underutilized talent, and fragmented industry knowledge.

Driven by a belief that economic opportunity should be accessible to every qualified Drupal professional and agency, Blake’s mission is to build the infrastructure, intelligence, and marketplace the ecosystem has long needed. Through curated RFP discovery, talent and agency matching, a knowledge base for proposal excellence, and a data-driven platform for transparency in salaries, skills, and market trends, he aims to raise standards and outcomes across the industry.

Blake’s work is rooted in a simple principle: when Drupal professionals thrive, digital product owners receive better results, and the entire ecosystem grows stronger. Under his leadership, the DCoE operates as an employee-owned, community-centered organization focused on building tools, providing insights, and creating pathways that help agencies win more work, product owners hire with confidence, and individuals build meaningful digital careers.

Passionate about empowering others, Blake champions a future where Drupal experts, agencies, and organizations are aligned through clarity, opportunity, and excellence. Through the DCoE, he is committed to strengthening the Drupal community—not simply by observing its challenges, but by building solutions that reshape its trajectory.