Jan 2023 – Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• Board Director at a global executive search and leadership advisory firm, serving on the M&A and Governance Committees.
• Contributed to Board-level oversight of strategy, governance, and operating performance, including CEO succession, leadership assessment, and organizational effectiveness.
• Played an active role in shaping the firm’s M&A framework, evaluating acquisitions and integration considerations.
• Provided perspective on technology, AI, and cyber risk as they relate to leadership, governance, and enterprise value.

Oct 2021 – Mar 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• Senior executive with end-to-end ownership of product, technology, AI, and platform strategy for a $5B+ global SaaS business serving 80k+ customers in HCM, payroll, and workforce management.
• Led a 5,000+ person global organization with direct accountability for product direction, engineering, cloud, cyber, and digital, while holding P&L responsibility for the global payroll business.
• Delivered revenue growth through cloud migration, new product introduction and pricing while expanding margins.
• Led enterprise AI strategy and deployment, launching GenAI and agentic products and overseeing 2,500+ AI models in production, with direct accountability for performance, risk, and monetization.
• Executed and integrated multiple acquisitions, divestitures, and technology alliances. Drove the merger of Kronos and Ultimate Software technical organizations, product capabilities, tech stacks, and customer experiences.
• Led crisis response to a major cyber incident, subsequently establishing Board-level cyber governance and risk management frameworks.
• Recognition: During my tenure, UKG earned recognitions for innovation, being named Most Innovative in Human Resources by Fortune and Fast Company while consistently receiving top rankings from industry analysts. Global Payroll Association Vendor of the Year Award with our new OneView product launch.

Feb 1995 – Oct 2021 · 26 yrs 8 mos · Silicon Valley

• Senior Partner with enterprise-scale operating responsibility, serving on McKinsey’s Global Executive Committee with accountability for firm-wide technology, digital, and engineering capabilities (more than 5,000+ FTE).
• Founder and P&L leader of McKinsey Digital Labs, which I built from zero to $350M+ in revenue with 1,500+ employees globally, with direct ownership of product, engineering, cloud platforms, and delivery.
• Led and operated multiple SaaS platforms and technology ventures, owning roadmap, engineering execution, customer deployment, and ongoing operations.
• Worked extensively with public-company Boards and PE sponsors on technology-enabled growth, M&A, and platform strategy, including 100+ technology due diligences and post-acquisition value-creation programs.
• Led acquisitions and post-merger integration as a principal, including governance and operating oversight of acquired technology and design firms (including Veryday and LUNAR), driving integration, leadership alignment, and long-term value realization.
• Developed and elevated 20+ partners with product, engineering, and design backgrounds, strengthening McKinsey’s technology operating capabilities globally.

Jan 1988 – Jan 1990 · 2 yrs · Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area

• • Developed C/C++ software for defense and aerospace systems, including early robotic vision applications for the Canadarm2 program.

Jan 1988 – Apr 1988 · 3 mos · Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area

• • Developed control-system emulation software supporting naval platform testing and systems integration.