Board of directors

Elected: 2024-02-27, end of term: 2027-02-26

Magnus has been involved with PostgreSQL one way or another since last century, as a user, developer and is these days involved in many different aspects of managing the Open Source project as well. He's a founding director of PostgreSQL Europe, and is involved to different extents in many of the different events around Europe and elsewhere.

Elected: 2025-02-27, end of term: 2028-02-26

Andreas lives with his family in Germany, works with PostgreSQL since 1997, is part of the organization team for a number of PostgreSQL conferences, and likes to work on very large data in PG. He also loves ice cream.

Co-opted: 2025-05-09, end of term: See note below

Ilya Kosmodemiansky is a CEO and founder at Data Egret. A consultancy specializing in PostgreSQL migration, maintenance and support. Ilya has a broad experience working with PostgreSQL as consultant, architect and administrator. His main focus is database performance and optimization. He sees the mission of PostgreSQL in substituting the commercial databases in high-performance mission-critical applications.

Note: Ilya was co-opted to the board on 9 May 2025 by the remaining directors following the resignation of Lætitia Avrot on 25 April 2025. His co-option will be put to the members for ratification at the next General Meeting, and if ratified, he will serve the remainder of Ms. Avrot's original term.

Elected: 2024-02-27, end of term: 2027-02-26

Karen finally discovered and started working with PostgreSQL in around 2018 after a couple of decades as an Oracle DBA. Since then she has spoken at, volunteered at and organised various Postgres events, and she is currently leading the PostgreSQL Europe Diversity Task Force.

Karen lives with her family and two rescue dogs in a little village in the French Alps where she likes to ski, cycle and mountain bike. She can often be spotted with a crochet hook and some yarn.

Elected: 2023-02-28, end of term: 2026-02-27

Dave has been contributing to the PostgreSQL project since the 1990's, working on the database server, ODBC and .NET drivers, installers, website & project infrastructure, and more over the years. In 1997 he started the pgAdmin project and continues to lead it today. Dave serves on the PostgreSQL Core Team, as the Chairman of the PostgreSQL Community Association, and as Secretary of PostgreSQL Europe.

Dave works at pgEdge as VP of Engineering, and enjoys spending time with his family, playing bass guitar, and fishing when he's not working.