About Us
![KonstellationData](/_astro/logo-white.CPdj9qlk.png)
We help data teams fix what matters.
As we continue to grow, our empathy for data engineers – on whom data analysts, business operations, partnerships, finance, and all other data-driven groups rely – remains our North Star.
Founders
With a deep understanding of the intricacies of the data industry, they founded Konstellation to address the unmet needs of data teams, both overlooked and overwhelmed. Konstellation emerged from the founders’ firsthand experience with the field's challenges, embodying a commitment to revolutionize the industry landscape.
Informed by their years of hands-on experience and a clear vision, Kursat and Oxana stand poised to redefine the future of data quality and reliability through Konstellation.
![Kursat Hosel](/_astro/kursat.BFCCVml1.png)
Kursat is a computer engineer by education. He founded four companies and decided to take a break from his entrepreneurial career in 2017 when he made a B2B SaaS exit....
He started to teach at UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business where he earned his MBA for Executives degree. Throughout his teaching career, he taught corporate strategy, data strategy, product management, digital transformation, marketing, and entrepreneurship in multiple institutions. He joined The Walt Disney Company as part of the content performance data products team and started working with Oxana to build data products.
He resigned from his Disney and UC Berkeley jobs in January 2024 and co-founded Konstellation.
He lives with his partner and their two daughters in Los Angeles, CA.
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![Oxana Urdaneta](/_astro/Oxana.BC9FYbGu.png)
Oxana majored in Computer Science and discovered her passion for data during her college years. She joined one of the first and most successful streaming companies, Hulu, when it still had a start-up vibe....
At Hulu, she built engineering teams from scratch and managed them successfully for years. When Hulu was acquired by The Walt Disney Company, she continued to build cutting-edge data products with her teams.
As Konstellation's CTO, Oxana leads with hands-on experience and drives innovation as a visionary, guiding a talented team to shape the future of technology.
She recently earned an MBA from Boston University. Originally from Venezuela, Oxana resides in vibrant New York City, fueling her passion for innovation and data-driven decision-making.
![Kursat & Oxana](/_astro/kursat_oxana.DUBncMzn.png)