Heather VanCura is a senior leader in community engagement and open source strategy and developer relations at Oracle; she has a focus on advancing MySQL’s evolution through open collaboration, modern development practices, and ecosystem growth. With extensive experience in community building and open governance, she has been instrumental in fostering stronger connections between engineering teams and the global community. Heather is a recognized advocate for open source innovation, helping drive initiatives that increase transparency, accelerate contributions, and shape the future of data platforms.