​As COO, Andrew oversees Avanade’s global business operations. In this role, Andrew drives integration across Avanade’s geographical and functional entities focusing on streamlining operations in support of the company’s total customer focus. 

Andrew joined Avanade in 2000 as General Manager, Europe. He established Avanade’s business across the continent and, while General Manager, built a strong European business not only in the original countries in which Avanade was established, but also opened businesses in the Netherlands and the Nordic countries. Prior to joining Avanade, Andrew was a Partner at Accenture where he spent 15 years leading enterprise-wide IT projects for customers in a variety of business sectors including government, high-tech, consumer products and retail. He also worked for Logica in the Netherlands. 

Andrew graduated with honours from Trinity College, Dublin, with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

​As Avanade’s Chief Technology Officer, Tyson is responsible for Avanade’s technology vision, solutions and R&D investments. Focusing on how best to leverage the latest Microsoft technology to solve customer problems, Tyson leads the incubation and engineering teams to deliver differentiated solutions across the complete enterprise IT lifecycle.

Tyson joined Avanade in June 2000 and has held various positions in his nearly ten years with the company. Prior to his role as Global CTO, he served as Americas CTO, leading teams on major technology, strategy and quality initiatives. As a member of Avanade’s first engineering group, he was instrumental in developing solutions and assets for some of Avanade’s first key customers. Previously, Tyson was with Accenture, where he focused on ecommerce and high-volume online transaction processing systems in the high-tech, communications, and consumer products industries.

Tyson is a sought-after expert and author, with particular expertise in subjects such as cloud computing, SOA, application integration, and high-volume transaction systems. Tyson holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California.

​Steve Stone is Avanade’s Chief Financial Officer. He manages all of the company's finance functions, including accounting, budgeting, tax, internal audit, financial planning, and treasury, in order to support company operations.

Prior to joining Avanade on September 1, 2009, Steve spent 14 years at Accenture in a variety of global and area roles.  Most recently, he had been serving as Director of Finance for the United States.  During his time at Accenture, he helped create delivery centers in both Europe and Asia, which are now part of Accenture’s Global Delivery Network. Steve also worked with the Communications & High Tech and Resources operating groups.

Steve is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island.

After 11 years running Avanade’s US and Canadian businesses, Howard moved into his current role as the Chief Leadership Officer where he is responsible for setting the vision and guiding principles of Avanade’s leadership development programme worldwide. In this capacity, he oversees the programmes and tools the company uses to identify, measure, and develop its leaders.

Howard has more than 25 years of experience as a technical and business manager in corporate and professional services industries, and commercial and government software development environments. Prior to Avanade, Howard served as the General Manager of the South Pacific and Americas Region for Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS). He also worked at Digital Equipment Corporation, ITT's Advanced Technology Center and Bell Laboratories.

Howard holds a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in Computer Science from Potsdam and Stevens Institutes respectively. He also earned his Master's in Business Administration from the University of New Haven.

As Area President of North America, Aziz is responsible for guiding the sales, delivery and operations of Avanade's largest business. Working closely with the US and Canada leadership team, Aziz ensures consistent, high-quality results for Avanade's North American customers.

A seasoned leader, Aziz came to Avanade following a career of more than 23 years with Accenture. During his time at Accenture, Aziz held a number of operating roles in North America and globally. Aziz was the global managing partner responsible for Accenture’s systems integration and technology consulting practice in Financial Services and Resources operating units. Aziz also played a leadership role in developing the Application Outsourcing practice in the Financial Services operating group. Prior to that, Aziz was the client group managing partner for the Accenture’s Financial Service practice on the US west coast.

In addition to management roles, Aziz consulted with numerous Financial Services clients in North America and Europe. These include Securities and Exchange Commission, SOFFEX, British Petroleum, Dollar General, BF Goodrich, Northwest Water, Commerzbank, E*TRADE, Visa and Charles Schwab. During his career with Accenture, Aziz lived and worked in Europe for almost 10 years. Aziz holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from DePaul University, Chicago.

​Mick guides Avanade’s global delivery vision and strategy, including development of delivery tools and methodologies as well as oversight of delivery operations worldwide, which includes the Avanade Global Delivery Network.

Mick joined Avanade at its inception in May 2000 and has served in a number of corporate and operational positions since including General Manager of Strategic Accounts, Vice President of Solutions, General Manager of Corporate Development, and Vice President of Strategy, Alliances, and Marketing. Prior to joining Avanade, Mick spent 10 years at Accenture, where he worked with communications, media, financial services, and healthcare clients in North America, Europe, and Asia. As an Associate Partner in the Strategic Services practice, Mick was responsible for leading teams and working with clients to envision and develop IT strategies and solutions.

Mick has a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Master's in Management from Northwestern University.

​Joe is responsible for Avanade’s worldwide HR strategy and initiatives.

Joe has been at Avanade since the company was formed in 2000 by Microsoft and Accenture and was among the group that launched Avanade’s Central Region, where he served as General Manager for five years. In addition, Joe spent one year as Avanade’s GM of Strategic Accounts, overseeing our business with a number of our largest US customers, and two years as Avanade’s .NET Practice Director, managing developers and overseeing delivery on .NET projects in the US-Central Region. Joe has also served as Director of Architecture and Infrastructure at Allstate Financial, where he was responsible for all application architecture, infrastructure planning, and operations. At Microsoft, Joe spent eight years in multiple positions, including Regional Technical Director, where he functioned as the chief technologist within the Central Region.

Joe graduated from the University of Toledo with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and an emphasis in Information Systems.

​Joe is responsible for alliances, working closely with Accenture and Microsoft to develop growth strategies across industries and technology groups. A strategic architect and accomplished program manager, Joe also guides the development of Avanade solutions designed to help customers realize the benefits of their mission-critical business applications on the Microsoft platform.

Joe is a founding member of Avanade’s management team. He led efforts to establish Avanade’s scope of practices and solutions engineering capability, which produced the initial model for the Avanade Connected Architectures. Joe was also instrumental in establishing Avanade’s offshore presence in India. 

Prior to joining Avanade in 2000, Joe spent 13 years with Accenture, where he led consulting engagements in the Communications and High-Tech industry. He pioneered solutions with clients integrating intranet, Internet, and ERP applications, and led efforts to help establish Accenture Solution Centers and the Center for Strategic Technology in Palo Alto, California.

Joe is a graduate of UCLA, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Business Administration.