Ana Welch

Managing Partner

London and Boston

Ana is an accomplished leader of digital transformation, enterprise technical architecture, and technical strategy across government and the public sector, financial services, and enterprise non-governmental organizations (NGOs). She excels at integrating complex technical ecosystems and data services, and in translating technology into practical solutions, solving challenges in highly regulated environments. In her previous roles as Partner CTO and Senior Cloud Architect at Microsoft, Ana guided Microsoft partners in building artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and cloud practices, resulting in significant partner growth, but also building teams and changing cultures. She has experience leading technical transformations and creating technical solutions to government regulatory requirements. Ana is a recognized thought leader in enterprise AI strategies and digital transformation, having collaborated on Microsoft technical frameworks and white papers including Crafting your Future-Ready Enterprise AI Strategy, Power Platform in a Modern Data Platform Architecture, and Scaling your Enterprise Cloud with Power Platform, and frequently speaking at industry conferences around the world.

Highlights

  • Former Government and PSNS Solutions Director at Kerv Digital, leading technology transformation initiatives for UK government institutions;

  • Former Partner CTO and Senior Cloud Architect at Microsoft, developing AI, automation, and cloud technologies alongside leading Microsoft partner organizations;

  • Engineering Lead at Vanquis Bank, where she led technical transformations in the financial services;

  • Strategic program management expert aligning technology solutions with public sector priorities;

  • ⁠Thought leader and frequent speaker on AI strategies, cloud integration, and digital transformation.

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Expertise

Topics

  • Enterprise cloud and artificial intelligence technical strategy and architecture

  • Ecosystem-Oriented Architecture (EOA) with a focus on architecting across different cloud technology families (e.g., Power Platform integration with the data platform)

  • Development and growth of technology partner consultancies, new market entry, practice development, etc.

  • Scaling cloud technologies across organizations in government and the public sector, financial services, and enterprise NGOs in particular

Technologies

  • Data Platform technologies including Microsoft Fabric and Azure data services

  • Composable application platform technologies including Microsoft Power Platform

  • Business applications including Dynamics 365

Industries

  • Banking and Financial Services

  • Government and Public Sector

  • Enterprise NGO and Non-profit

  • Microsoft and Microsoft Partners

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