Summary
Mark Gayler is a seasoned technology strategy leader with a career spanning more than three decades, guiding digital transformation and cloud-enabled innovation across global markets. As Director of Technology Strategy at Avanade, he leads global programs and translates CxO visions into actionable roadmaps that drive business optimization and revenue growth, including a net new revenue of $23M over three years in Data and AI for a major US healthcare organization. His Microsoft tenure saw him directing Azure migration efforts, managing infrastructure programs for SAP, HPC, and Linux workloads, and shaping government-focused technology strategies in the UK and Canada. He combines deep technical expertise in cloud, open source, BI, AI, and ML with strong business acumen and a customer-centric approach to deliver digital transformations aligned with strategic goals. Mark has contributed as a technology expert witness to the Canadian Parliament and excels at influencing executive stakeholders and building globally distributed, high-performing teams. He holds an MBA from Oxford Brookes, Kellogg marketing credentials, and a mechanical engineering diploma from BCIT, underscoring a balanced mix of engineering rigor and strategic storytelling.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Mechanical Engineering, Diploma, Mechanical Engineering at British Columbia Institute of Technology / BCIT
Kellogg School of Management
MBA, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, MBA, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at Oxford Brookes University
English