David Sayed

As EY Americas IBM Alliance Go-to-Market Leader, David is focused on helping clients digitally transform their businesses by delivering tech-enabled business solutions powered by EY consulting services and IBM’s technology portfolio and service offerings that serve the agendas of CIOs, CTOs, CMOs, CDOs and CFOs.

For 20 years, David has served in various business development and executive leadership roles at leading business advisory and system integrator partners, helping accelerate the growth of those organizations through evangelizing the power of market-leading hybrid cloud and AI platforms.

David joined Ernst & Young LLP through the acquisition of Zilker Technology, where he was a cofounder and managing partner and served as the Global Head of Sales. In this role, he was responsible for establishing and driving the growth strategy, leveraging key alliance relationships, including IBM, Dell, RedHat and Adobe.

David holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

How David is shaping the future with confidence

“COVID-19 has forever reshaped the world we live and work in, and today’s market-leading companies are realizing that in order to innovate, compete and thrive in a digital-first world, they need to transform their businesses through modernizing and investing in technology to serve the needs of their customers. Every day, I work closely with clients to develop and implement business strategies that deliver exceptional digital experiences, shape our future with confidence, and build a better working world of cognitive enterprises enabled by IBM’s Hybrid Cloud and AI technologies.”