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Summary

Technology executive with 30 years in ISV ecosystems, strategic alliances, channel, and corporate development. Anchored by leadership of Microsoft’s Global ISV Alliances organization with worldwide remit and $650M+ annual attainment. Builds and governs ISV strategies, platform extensions (APIs, connectors, apps), co‑sell and marketplace motions, data collaboration with partners, and attribution and reporting cadences across regions. Full P&L ownership for alliances and channel, including revenue plan, program budgets, MDF, and forecast accuracy. Domain coverage spans IT visibility and optimization, FinOps/Cloud Financial Management, SaaS management, hybrid cloud, cloud infrastructure and platform services, data platforms and analytics, AI platforms and MLOps, cybersecurity, and enterprise applications (ERP/CRM/HCM).

Core Competencies & Domain Coverage

  • ISV Strategy & Development: partner tiering and portfolio design; joint business plans; resource models and annual operating plans.

  • Platform Extension: partner engineering enablement; integrations and certified connectors; reference architectures and solution briefs.

  • Data collaboration & monetization: Data partnerships & analytics commercialization: structured cost and usage data products, benchmark subscriptions, and privacy-aware collaboration models enabling mutual partner insights and revenue growth.

  • Co‑Sell & Co‑Market: hyperscaler co‑sell, marketplace listings and private offers; attach, win‑rate, and cycle‑time improvement; attribution policy.

  • Enablement & Certification: onboarding runbooks, conformance gates, training and accreditations, partner scorecards, and QBR/EBR cadence.

  • Community & Engagement: developer and partner enablement, technical showcases, case studies, co-marketing, and industry events.

  • Cross‑Functional Leadership: Product/Engineering, Marketing, Sales/RevOps, Legal, and Finance alignment for scalable partner models.

Selected Results

  • Built and led Microsoft’s Global Strategic ISV organization; grew annual attainment to $650M; delivered 500+ product integrations and 100+ global co‑marketing campaigns.

  • Directed global ISV alliances across ~200 software partners; led platform adoption through partner engineering enablement and integrations; drove field execution via co‑sell and joint GTM; owned strategy, $10M non‑headcount program budget, revenue performance, field integration, and executive reporting.

  • Drove partner‑sourced Net ARR lifts across multiple companies, including +201% YoY at CloudZero, +325% YoY at Valimail, +125% YoY at Mesosphere, and +500% YoY at BlueData; improved attach, win rate, and sales cycle.

  • Executed CSP and marketplace motions across AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud, and Oracle, including private‑offer, co‑sell, and managed application programs.

  • Presented at Microsoft Ignite/TechEd, Microsoft Partner of the Year, Microsoft Convergence/DynamicsCon, AWS Activate, AWS Startup Summit, AWS Global Summit, HPE Discover, and IBM Think.

  • Contributed to 12 acquisitions at Microsoft; led/supported diligence across 6 investment rounds, 3 acquisitions, and 1 IPO.

Work experience

Vice President, Strategic Alliances, Business Development & Channel

Nov 23Present
CloudZero, Boston MA

Segment:  FinOps / Cloud Financial Management (CFM) / Cloud Cost Management & Optimization (CCMO)

  • Partner-sourced Net ARR +201 % YoY; channel impact to 22 % of total Net ARR.

  • Recruited and activated AWS, Google Cloud, AHEAD, Presidio, SHI, Trace3, and Snowflake.

  • Secured AWS Strategic Collaboration Agreement (Bedrock/GenAI); negotiated MSP and resale agreements with Presidio and AHEAD.

  • Established presence in AWS Marketplace, Google Cloud Marketplace, Oracle Partner Network, and Snowflake Managed App Co-Sell Program; commercialized cloud-spend and allocation datasets through API-based data services and benchmark subscriptions used by partners for efficiency and anomaly-insight programs.

  • Delivered integrations (Amazon Q Developer, OpenAI, Databricks) with supporting co-marketing campaigns.

  • Developed partner case studies and winwires showcasing joint integrations and customer outcomes; increased ecosystem visibility and accelerated partner adoption.

  • Instituted operating governance: monthly pipeline and forecast reviews; quarterly QBR/EBR; standardized KPI dashboards (sourced/influenced ARR, pipeline coverage, attach, win rate, cycle time, contribution margin, MDF ROI).

  • Built and led Alliances & Channel; owned portfolio strategy, sourced/influenced revenue plan, non-headcount program budgets and MDF, headcount planning, commercial constructs, and executive reporting.

  • Team: 5 across North America, South America, and Europe.

SVP, Strategic Alliances | Advisor (Corporate/Business Development)

2020Oct 2025 (Advisory 2022-2025)
Valimail (acquired by DigiCert), San Francisco, CA

Segment: Cybersecurity (identity / authentication)

  • Partner‑sourced Net ARR +325% YoY; channel impact to 53% of total Net ARR.

  • Partners included Microsoft, GCP, DigiCert, Twilio, Broadcom, Avanade, Capgemini, Cognizant, and Tata; OEM with Cisco; integrations and co‑marketing.

  • Led Alliances & Channel; owned strategy, sourced/influenced revenue plan, P&L, and headcount; reported to the CEO.

  • Instituted governance (pipeline and forecast reviews, QBR/EBR, executive steering) and standardized partner scorecards and KPIs.

Vice President, Strategic Alliances, Business Development & Channel

20182020
Amperity, Seattle, WA

Segment: Data platforms & analytics (AI/ML‑driven CDP)

  • Partner-sourced Net ARR +115% YoY; channel impact to 26% of total Net ARR.

  • Built privacy-safe data-exchange collaborations with partners, creating new subscription models for shared audience insights.

  • Partners included Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle, Snowflake; Braze, Marketo, Twilio; Slalom, Avanade, BCG, Deloitte, Accenture; integrations and co-marketing.

  • Owned strategy, sourced/influenced revenue plan, P&L, and headcount; instituted governance (pipeline/forecast reviews, QBR/EBR, executive steering) and partner scorecards and KPIs.

  • Team: 4 across North America and Europe.

SVP, Strategic Alliances, Corporate Development & Channel

20162018
Mesosphere, San Francisco, CA

Segment: Data platforms & analytics (distributed data / containers)

  • Partner‑sourced Net ARR +125% YoY; channel impact to 27% of total Net ARR.

  • Partners included AWS, Hortonworks, MapR, Databricks, Confluent, and TCS; resale with HPE and Dell; Microsoft white‑label; OEM with Hitachi Vantara.

  • Led Alliances & Channel; owned strategy, sourced/influenced revenue plan, P&L, and headcount; instituted governance (pipeline/forecast reviews, QBR/EBR, executive steering), deal registration and attribution, and partner scorecards and KPIs.

  • Team: 4 across North America and Europe.

SVP, Strategic Alliances & Channel

20142016
BlueData (acquired by HPE), Santa Clara, CA

Segment: Data platforms & analytics (distributed data / containers)

  • Partner‑sourced Net ARR +500% YoY; channel impact to 18% of total Net ARR.

  • Partners included Microsoft, Dell, HPE, Cisco, EMC, Nutanix, Intel, VMware, Cloudera, Hortonworks, MapR, Tableau, Deloitte, Accenture, and Tech Mahindra; resale with HPE and Dell.

  • Represented partner strategy in acquisition diligence.

  • Led Alliances & Channel; owned strategy, sourced/influenced revenue plan, P&L, and headcount; instituted governance (pipeline/forecast reviews, QBR/EBR, executive steering), deal registration and attribution, and partner scorecards and KPIs.

Senior Director, Global ISV Alliances & Business Development

20022014
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA

    Multi-segment: Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Services, AI/ML, Data & Analytics, ERP/CRM/HCM, Cybersecurity

    • Grew annual attainment to $650M in total Net ARR across horizontal infrastructure, security, vertical solutions, and horizontal applications (ERP, CRM, HCM).

    • Delivered 500+ product integrations and 100+ global co-marketing campaigns.

    • Directed global ISV alliances across ~200 software partners; led platform adoption through partner-engineering enablement and product integrations; drove field execution via co-sell and joint GTM.

    • Established partner-developer enablement programs with SDKs and connectors; introduced certification and onboarding practices to scale integration quality and partner success.

    • Produced customer/partner case studies, technical whitepapers, and reference architectures to support field enablement and deal progression.

    • Owned strategy, $10M non-headcount program budget, revenue performance, field integration, and executive reporting.

    • Instituted global governance (pipeline/forecast reviews, regional QBR/EBR, executive steering), standardized partner scorecards and KPIs, deal registration and attribution; improved attach, win rate, cycle time, and forecast accuracy.

    • Team: 36 across North America, Latin America, Europe, Canada, and Middle East & Africa.

    Vice President, Business & Corporate Development

    20002002
    Sequoia Software (acquired by Citrix Systems), Columbia, MD

    Segment:  Data platforms & analytics (enterprise content/data integration)

    • Partner‑sourced Net ARR +350% YoY; channel impact to 22% of total Net ARR.

    • Partners included Microsoft, Oracle, HPE, PwC, Accenture, and Citrix; OEM with Citrix; completed IPO and later acquired by Citrix.

    • Built and led the alliances organization; dual charter across partner‑sourced revenue and corporate development and ecosystem strategy.

    • Team: 6 across North America and Europe.

    Senior ISV Business Development Manager

    19952000
    Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
    • Oversaw the $250M WebMD partnership; delivered Microsoft platform integration plan; supported co‑development with early ISVs.

    • Managed partner integration and budgets ($7M marketing, $10M technology).

    CEO/Founder

    2014Present
    GRK Consulting, Seattle, WA
    • Advises venture‑backed startups and technology companies on alliances, business development, and corporate development strategy.

    Education

    University of Washington

    19881992

    Bachelor of Arts, Political Science/Economics
    Seattle, Washington

    References

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