Hari Kiran is a seasoned Database Engineer with nearly 19 years of experience across diverse sectors including Healthcare, Banking, Project & Portfolio Management, and CRM. With a deep-rooted passion for PostgreSQL, he has helped customers across the globe with Database Administration, Enterprise Implementations, Security & Hardening, Backup & Recovery, and Performance Tuning.

Throughout his career, Hari has held impactful roles at leading organisations such as GE, Oracle, EDB, Optum, and 2ndQuadrant, where he contributed to mission-critical database systems and large-scale deployments. A regular speaker and advocate in the PostgreSQL community, he has presented at flagship events like PGConf India and PGConf Down Under in Australia, sharing his insights and learnings with the global Postgres ecosystem.

In 2021, Hari took the entrepreneurial leap by founding OpenSource DB, a services-focused startup committed to empowering organisations in a data-centric world. OpenSource DB specialises in PostgreSQL & Data Analytics, and Platform modernisation, offering expert PostgreSQL Professional Services and Database Development to help clients maximise their data potential.