As a dynamic technology and consulting leader focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning, Curt Schwab has played a pivotal role in guiding Fortune 500 companies, SMB, and government agencies through rapid change. Curt is a life-long learner and enjoys exploring the intersection of data science, cloud infrastructure, and security and their collective impact on business results via AI. Mr. Schwab is a frequent speaker at conferences and industry events and is the author of the book The Responsive Enterprise, Transform Your Organization to Thrive on Change published by IdeaPress. Career Highlights• Lasting Growth – built and sustained an a-list of clients such as Microsoft, Audi, Lockheed Martin, Wells Fargo, Marriott, Hyundai, and CapitalOne through solid value proposition, quality delivery, and customer intimacy• High Performance – 4x CEO and 2x CRO with proven track record of instilling and cultivating a culture of high performance, accountability, and shared success• Turnaround - transformed a five-year declining business into consecutive years of top line growth and margin expansion• Teamwork – reconstructed and reenergized executive leadership team with an expectation of delivery excellence and growth through value creation• Scaling Efficiency – level set the company financial structure to align with org size resulting in a 10-point opex reduction with no impact to delivery quality• Market Position – conducted research to gain market intelligence that informed repositioning company service offerings to align with market demand resulting in double digit YoY top line growth• M&A – Worked with private equity, venture capital, and traditional financial institutions to successfully scale and exit numerous companies. Also played a central role in merging over 10 global companies to form a $5B global technology company • Product Development – led a distributed, 120+ person product team of onshore, nearshore, and offshore developers maintaining a high level of velocity and impactful feature releases leading to a successful exit• Channel Program – created channel partner program that ultimately contributed over 50% of all new business activity• Demand Gen – designed and implemented marketing campaign that generated a 600% increase in MQLs and SQLsOver the course of his career, Mr. Schwab has led, exponentially grown, and successfully exited numerous businesses. This entrepreneurial spirit combined with a deep understanding of business fundamentals translates into high-value relationships that are based on results.