Eero Teerikorpi is the founder, CEO and chairman of the board of Continuent, a leading provider of solutions for business-critical applications using MySQL databases, including cluster management, data replication, and connectivity. Eero's career, spanning more than 30 years, includes founding seven technology companies and playing a significant role in the development and growth of MySQL, the second largest open-source relational database management system in the world, since day one, from the early 2000s. Before Continuent, Eero held senior management positions at various transatlantic organizations. He was the CEO of Alcom Corporation, a trailblazer in networked fax server software, based in Mountain View, Calif. Alcom was acquired in 1998 by Esker S.A., a French company specializing in business management software. Eero also served as president of Capslock, a Finnish firm focused on mobile wireless solutions, and as an executive board member at Esker S.A. His career began in Finland as a regional product manager at Apple in the mid-1980s. Continuent started in Finland but moved its headquarters to the U.S. in 2004. Eero sold Continuent to VMware in 2014 and subsequently acquired it back in 2016. Eero is also a founder and managing partner of Blue White Venture, an investment firm dedicated to introducing Scandinavian companies to the U.S. market. A former Finnish Navy officer, Eero enjoys sailing in San Francisco Bay and worldwide. He is an enthusiastic sportsman, engaging in tennis, golf, mountain biking and both slalom and cross-country skiing. Additionally, he owns and operates a boutique winery, NOET Vineyards, producing double-gold winning, dry-farmed Cabernet Sauvignon wines. Eero resides in northern California in Moraga.