Women at Avanade

Putting the pieces together: leading global marketing at Avanade

I didn’t start out to be a marketer. I took on my first marketing role when I was doing an MBA in Finance and International Business while working and taking my first course in Marketing at night. A business leader said to me, “We’re creating a new solution to fix the Year 2000 problem (aka the Y2K bug).  I have $250,000. Come and do marketing for ...

Inclusion and Diversity

Creating access: you can’t win the game if you aren’t invited to play

This is a guest blog post written by Avanade alum, Eddie Pate. When it comes to diversity and inclusion in the workplace, creating access is the key. But, the key to what? The key to improving an organization’s ability to impact its hiring pipeline for important roles, or helping senior leaders target whatever diversity dimension needs to be addres...