I Have Been Awarded Microsoft .NET MVP

I have just been awarded Microsoft .NET MVP (Most Valuable Professional). This is a big milestone for me, and it means a lot that Microsoft recognises the community work I have been doing for years:

• blog posts on authentication, identity and security in .NET
• running the .NET Skåne meetup in the south of Sweden, which I co-founded
• open-source tools, such as CloudDebugger, a tool for exploring Azure as a developer
• talks at conferences, meetups and user groups

Thank you to everyone who has read my posts, come to my talks or tried my tools.

What is the MVP award?

The Microsoft MVP award is a program where Microsoft recognises technology experts who share their knowledge with the community. That can mean writing blog posts, speaking at conferences, mentoring, building open-source tools or running user groups. The award is given one year at a time.

Most of my community work started because I like explaining how things work. Writing a post or preparing a talk is also how I learn a topic properly.

The award also connects me with other MVPs around the world, and I look forward to learning from them.

You can see my MVP profile on Microsoft’s site.

If you want a talk on .NET or authentication for your team or event, see my talks.

Update, 2026

In 2026 I was renewed as a Microsoft .NET MVP. Since the first award, I have also released the Coding Agent Explorer, an open-source tool that shows what AI coding agents such as Claude Code actually do.