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30 years of Microsoft, Avanade, and Accenture leadership — now delivering AI advisory, M&A technology enablement, and enterprise transformation through Convergence Technology Solutions.
Scottsdale, AZ | Remote-first, available for strategic travel
Visionary Technology Executive.
Operator-Level Accountability.
Thomas Jochim is a technology executive with $364M in global services revenue and 30+ years of leadership at Microsoft, Avanade, and Accenture. He has built and led organizations of 1,000+ professionals across multiple continents, served Fortune 500 clients in every major industry, and delivered transformational outcomes from inception through scale — including a $250M Modern Workplace business unit, 200% year-over-year global expansion, and 10 new Global 1000 clients in 18 months.
In 2024, Thomas founded Convergence Technology Solutions (CTS) and developed the ARIA platform (Advanced Reasoning & Intelligence AI) — a proprietary AI-powered M&A intelligence platform that automates deal execution from initial screening through diligence and closing, compressing timelines from weeks to days. CTS's service architecture spans four practice areas: Technical Due Diligence & Investment Assessment, Business Separation & Technology Integration, Enterprise Transformation & Optimization, and Strategic AI & Technology Advisory.
Thomas works with PE/VC firms, Fortune 500 CIOs, and enterprise technology leaders who need investment-grade AI strategy with operator-level accountability. His approach combines deep Microsoft and enterprise engineering pedigree with a structured M&A advisory framework — ensuring AI transformation programs deliver measurable financial outcomes, not just technology deployments. Currently accepting a limited number of advisory engagements for Q2/Q3 2026.
Bridging Business Strategy and Technology Excellence. Thomas combines strategic vision with practical implementation experience, bridging the gap between business objectives and technological capabilities.
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30+ Years of Enterprise Leadership
From Microsoft's Global Practices to founding Convergence Technology Solutions — a career defined by scale, innovation, and measurable outcomes.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner / CEO
Founded AI-enhanced M&A technology advisory firm; developed ARIA platform compressing deal timelines from weeks to days.
Executive Vice President, Future of Work Global Line of Business
Led $1B+ revenue growth mandate; forged Avanade–HP Inc. strategic alliance with integrated hardware-services differentiation.
Executive Vice President, Microsoft Account
Directed 10x largest single account globally; drove double-digit revenue growth through COVID-era strategic pivots.
General Manager, Global Modern Workplace Domain
Built $250M Modern Workplace division with 1,000+ professionals; generated $100M annual delivery margin across 4 consecutive years.
General Manager, Global Practices
$364M in total services revenue; scaled ACM practice 387% to 73 consultants in year one.
General Manager, Hardware Division
Crafted GTM strategies for Windows Phone, Client, and Server across Retail, Enterprise, SMB, and Mobile Operator segments.
General Manager, Mission Critical Program
Built global organization from inception; $100M server revenue in first 2 years; 200% YoY growth; 10 Global 1000 clients in 18 months.
Earlier Career
Foundational enterprise consulting, technical architecture, and industrial engineering roles.
"Thomas's ability to translate complex AI strategy into actionable investment decisions made a material difference in our portfolio assessment. His ARIA platform alone compressed our due diligence cycle significantly — the kind of operational leverage that changes deal economics."
Transforming Organizations Through
AI, M&A, and Enterprise Leadership
Three core capability areas — each grounded in named deliverables, proprietary IP, and CV-sourced metrics.
AI Transformation & M&A Technology Advisory
Thomas's proprietary ARIA platform (Advanced Reasoning & Intelligence AI) automates M&A deal execution from initial screening through diligence and closing. CTS's Technical Due Diligence service line addresses the data orchestration failures that bottleneck most M&A processes — compressing deal timelines from weeks to days. The service architecture spans four practice areas serving PE/VC clients across Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Technology, and Professional Services.
- Deal execution compressed from weeks to days via ARIA platform
- Service architecture spanning 4 practice areas across the full M&A lifecycle
- Clients across Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Technology, and Professional Services
Enterprise Growth & Global P&L Leadership
Thomas has built and scaled businesses from inception to $300M+ in revenue, consistently delivering measurable financial outcomes at enterprise scale. His track record spans $364M in global services revenue at Microsoft, a $250M Modern Workplace business unit launch, a $1B+ revenue mandate at Avanade, and 387% growth in the ACM practice. He has negotiated landmark partner agreements — including a $300M Fujitsu EMEA partnership — and secured 10 new Global 1000 clients in 18 months.
- $364M global services revenue; $250M Modern Workplace business unit
- 200% YoY global expansion (Mission Critical Program); $300M Fujitsu EMEA partner agreement
- 10 new Global 1000 clients in 18 months; $1B+ revenue mandate at Avanade
Engineering Productivity & Organizational Transformation
Thomas has built and transformed organizations of 1,000+ professionals, consistently improving both delivery performance and employee engagement. His Adoption and Change Management practice grew from 15 to 73 consultants — a 387% increase — establishing Microsoft's first enterprise-wide Prosci licensing partnership. His co-engineering framework with Avanade amplified Microsoft's engineering capacity and accelerated time-to-market for mission-critical solutions. His leadership approach achieves measurable engagement outcomes: WGH score 88, Engagement Index 89.
- ACM practice scaled from 15 to 73 consultants (387%); Microsoft-wide Prosci licensing partnership
- Co-engineering framework amplified Microsoft's engineering capacity at enterprise scale
- 10-point senior IC satisfaction improvement; WGH score 88 / Engagement Index 89
The ARIA Platform
Advanced Reasoning & Intelligence AI — CTS's proprietary M&A intelligence platform that automates deal execution from initial screening through diligence and closing. ARIA addresses the data orchestration layer of due diligence — the primary bottleneck in most M&A processes — compressing timelines from weeks to days.
For a complete overview of CTS capabilities and service architecture:
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Frameworks and insights developed from leading transformations at Microsoft, Avanade, and across PE/VC-backed client organizations.
The ARIA Advantage: How AI Is Compressing M&A Deal Timelines from Weeks to Days
Most M&A due diligence bottlenecks are data orchestration failures, not analytical gaps. Traditional due diligence processes treat data collection and analysis as sequential steps — ARIA addresses the orchestration layer directly, enabling parallel data ingestion, automated scoring, and real-time synthesis across deal targets. The result: deal execution compressed from weeks to days, with higher analytical depth and lower execution risk.
Investment-Grade AI: What PE Firms Get Wrong About Technology Due Diligence
PE technology assessments consistently underweight integration complexity and overweight platform selection. Thomas's framework reverses this weighting — because the cost of integration failure post-close dwarfs the cost of platform selection errors. The most expensive technology decisions in M&A are made in the 90 days after close, not the 90 days before. This piece reframes Technical Due Diligence as integration risk assessment first, platform evaluation second.
Scaling Change: Lessons from Building a $364M Global Services Practice
Adoption and change management is the last service line funded and the first failure mode in transformation programs. When Thomas launched Microsoft's ACM practice — growing it from 15 to 73 consultants in year one — the key insight was that change management must be embedded in program design, not appended at deployment. The Microsoft-wide Prosci licensing partnership established the organizational infrastructure that made this scalable. A framework for leaders building transformation practices at enterprise scale.
The Future of Work Is an Organizational Design Problem
Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption fails in organizations with unresolved hybrid work governance gaps — Thomas's framework addresses governance before technology. During his tenure as EVP of Future of Work at Avanade, the pattern was consistent: organizations that deployed Copilot without first resolving meeting culture, information architecture, and decision rights saw adoption plateau at 20–30%. The Avanade–HP Inc. strategic alliance created an integrated hardware-services ecosystem that addressed the full governance-to-deployment stack.
AI Leadership at the Board Level: What Directors Need to Know Now
Most boards are asking the wrong AI questions — focusing on risk containment instead of capability acquisition. The director's role in AI governance is not to be the AI gatekeeper, but the AI readiness sponsor. Boards that frame AI as a compliance problem will fall behind boards that frame it as a capability investment. Drawing on Thomas's executive advisory work with Fortune 500 boards, this piece provides a practical framework for directors navigating AI strategy, governance, and investment oversight.
Media & Publications: Thomas Jochim's perspectives on AI transformation and M&A technology have been featured in executive forums and industry publications. Contact for speaking engagements and media inquiries.
Currently Accepting Advisory Engagements
Currently accepting 2–3 advisory engagements for Q2/Q3 2026. Engagements are selective and scoped to PE/VC technology strategy, enterprise AI transformation, and M&A technology enablement.
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