Alkin Tezuysal is the Chief Strategy Officer at ProxySQL LLC. 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 and ClickHouse customers and users. He’s a known speaker at worldwide open-source database events. His recent achievements extend into open-source communities: 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)—Co-authored Database Design and Modeling with PostgreSQL and MySQL 2024 by Packt – Oracle ACE Pro by Oracle 2025 – Oracle (MySQL) Contributor 2026.