Ekin Meroglu is a highly experienced Cloud Architect at Red Hat, with a career spanning over two decades in various technical and management roles. Prior to joining Red Hat in November 2020, Ekin served as Product Manager and later Manager for the SD-X & Cloud Business Unit at Sekom A.S., where responsibilities included managing vendor relations, driving sales strategy, and leading a technical consultancy team focused on Red Hat solutions. Ekin co-founded linuxera, a prominent Red Hat Business Partner in Turkey, overseeing consultancy and professional services, before its acquisition by Sekom. Previous roles include Senior Consultant at Symturk Ltd., Project Manager and Release Manager at TUBITAK UEKAE, as well as contributions to the Pardus Linux Project and freelance IT consulting. Ekin holds a BA in Architecture from Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts.