Patrick Pugh, Principal in PwC's advisory services group and serves as PwC's Global Relationship Partner and Global Alliance Leader for Microsoft. He is also the Go to Market Leader for Strategic Change within Organization and Workforce Transformation for US Advisory. Patrick has helped with a range of strategy, business transformation and change management efforts for many leading global companies. Patrick has led a range of strategy, enterprise architecture and transformation, deals (integration, divestitures and joint ventures), talent transformation, and sales and contact effectiveness engagements. He has 25+ years experience working with Fortune 500 technology, communications, online, and entertainment and media clients.

Prior to working at PwC, Patrick worked in the change management competency group at Andersen Consulting/Accenture and as a strategy consultant at Adventis, a leading management consulting firm to the telecommunications and networked industry. He holds dual degrees from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, including a BBA in Organizational Behavior/Business Policy and Marketing and a BA in Anthropology. He also earned his MBA from Babson College in Wellesley, MA, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and was named Valedictorian.