Ovais Tariq

Co-Founder & CEO - Tigris Data

Ovais Tariq is a seasoned professional with a diverse background spanning across software engineering, data platforms, and leadership.

With a strong educational foundation in Computer Science from Karachi University and various other institutions, including Harvard Business School Executive Education, Ovais combines academic rigor with practical experience.

Having held key roles at reputable companies such as Uber, Lithium Technologies, and Percona, Ovais has a proven track record in infrastructure engineering, management, and software development.

As a former Angel Investor and Co-Founder & CEO at Tigris Data Inc, Ovais has also demonstrated his entrepreneurial spirit and financial acumen.

His expertise in MySQL consulting, support engineering, and website development further exemplifies his versatility in the technology sector.

Currently, Ovais Tariq is focused on creating a revolutionary open-source data platform tailored for developers, addressing the complexities of data infrastructure with a unified API that covers search, event streaming, and transactional document store functionalities.