Andrew Bass

As Managing Director, Advisory, Andy is responsible for leadership of KPMG US Microsoft Sales and Alliance team to drive new business growth aligned to the firm's strategic priorities. He works with Microsoft and KPMG sponsors and stakeholders to execute business and sales planning, enablement programs, and field execution. The KPMG Microsoft Alliance team strives to help our clients plan, design and execute cloud-based digital transformation programs leveraging the power of Microsoft cloud technologies.

Prior to joining KPMG, Andy served as Sr. Vice President of North America Sales for Avanade Inc., a global business technology, cloud and managed services solutions joint venture owned by Accenture and Microsoft. Andy led their North America sales organization and was a primary stakeholder on their Global Sales Effectiveness Steering Committee. Earlier in his tenure at Avanade and in previous roles at Immedient Corporation, Andy served in a variety of senior business development, consulting and general management leadership roles. During his 24+ years of experience in the Professional Services industry he has led and implemented numerous sales process, methodology and compensation programs. Andy served as the North America sponsor of a global Sales Enablement program, designed to increase the effectiveness of the sales organization, increase win rates, and lower cost of sales. He also led a team to architect and drive organizational redesign programs for a 150-person and 220-person Business Development organization.