Jeff is the Global Director of Partners and Alliances for the Energy and Utilities Industry BU at Amazon Web Services (AWS). At AWS, Jeff works with traditional oil and gas, renewable energy producers, utility customers and partners on solutions that solve key business and operational challenges. Prior to joining AWS, Jeff was a Managing Director at Accenture where he spent 27 years leading consulting and systems implementation projects for a broad range of energy industry clients, including upstream, downstream, oilfield services, deregulated gas and power. Jeff sits on the board of directors for Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, the Galveston Bay Foundation, and SpringSpirit. He has also served on the board of the Houston Golf Association. Jeff received his Bachelor of Science with Highest Honours in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas in Austin. He is based in Houston.