Chad Eckes is an all-around strategy, marketing, and M&A athlete, with over 25 years of professional experience spanning roles in consulting, product management, marketing, corporate development, and finance, within enterprise (B2B) technology, software and software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses.

An independent consultant since 2008, Chad has served over 35 clients, helping them achieve their growth goals through improved go-to-market strategies, voice-of-the-customer intelligence, sales enablement, and marketing effectiveness. Prior to becoming an independent consultant, Chad worked in senior leadership roles within 3M Company and Accenture.

Chad holds an undergraduate degree in economics and mathematics from Northwestern University and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is also a certified Pragmatic Institute™ product manager.