Strategic executive who enjoys improving the growth and performance of large and mid-size businesses. This includes business strategy, go-to-market, talent, culture, operating model design, and M&A, notably in digital and professional services. I enjoy roles that require moving to new and adjacent markets and services, and driving performance improvements. Recent focus has been in digital solutions and services including software product engineering, customer experience, data and AI, IoT, enterprise applications, and digital transformation consulting. As well as expansion to Latin America and Eastern Europe.Experience includes a fast-growth digital pure-play; a Tier 1 consulting company, in strategy and M&A across a global multibillion-dollar portfolio of digital IT services businesses; and Chief of Staff for a F500 CEO. At Ascendion, I am part of the Executive Team focused on company growth and transformation as we accelerate our evolution to market leadership. My focus is on strategic growth through M&A, partnerships, and market intelligence. I orchestrate new strategic initiatives, lead enterprise metrics and the 3 year strategy, drive margin uplift programs, and have responsibility for acquisitions.Pre-Ascendion, I worked in Cognizant Digital Business, focusing on strategy and commercial execution for multiple digital acquisitions around the world including Softvision, Magenic, Tin Roof Software, Hunter Technical Services, Devbridge, Bright Wolf, Inawisdom, Zone Digital, Mirabeau, Idea Couture, Netcentric, and ESG Mobility. I joined Cognizant as Chief of Staff to the CEO where I was responsible for driving the CEO's external and internal agenda. I led a variety of strategic and operational activities across global corporate functions and BUs in a global 200,000+ person company.At Accenture, I worked in multiple strategy, IT delivery, and operations roles, including leading the sales and delivery of management consulting and IT services that led to dramatic changes and performance improvements to clients of all sizes in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.Skills include: strategic planning, business impact of digital tech, end-to-end M&A (from market strategy and target identification/sourcing, diligence, integration), operations management, digital transformation, program leadership, and process improvement.I have enjoyed creating and delivering professional development programs and corporate citizenship initiatives within corporations and nonprofits, and some of the most fun I have is co-emceeing Ascendion's annual awards gala.