Alkin Tezuysal is EVP of Global Services at ChistaDATA Inc. He has extensive experience in open-source relational databases, working in various sectors and large functions. With over three decades of industry experience, he has led global operations teams for MySQL customers and users. He's a known speaker at worldwide open-source database events.
He was awarded Most Influential in Database Community 2022 by The Redgate 100. He has co-authored MySQL Cookbook, 4th Edition 2022, by O'Reilly Media, Inc. He was awarded MySQL Rockstar 2023 - Oracle (MySQL Community).