Hitachi Consulting: Biographies

Drew Naukam

Senior Vice President, Microsoft Platform Practice

As a senior vice president for Hitachi Consulting, Drew Naukam is responsible for overall client satisfaction, employee development and welfare for Microsoft platform projects. He is also responsible for the development of client solutions that leverage the Microsoft platform and manages Hitachi Consulting’s alliance relationship with Microsoft. Hitachi Consulting is recognized as a managed Gold Certified partner and won the 2006 Microsoft Business Intelligence partner of the year award.

Naukam has more than 11 years of consulting experience, partly with a Texas-based Microsoft Gold Certified Partner where he was responsible for corporate sales and marketing. He has extensive experience working with the Microsoft field sales organization in the Financial Services, Energy, Retail, Manufacturing and Healthcare industries.

Naukam graduated from the American University in Washington D.C. with a degree in International Business and Marketing and has an MBA from the University of Oklahoma with a focus in Organizational Behavior. He is past-president of the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners, DFW Chapter, and past-chairman of the University of Oklahoma MBA Advisory Board. Naukam resides in Dallas, Texas, is active in soccer and competes in triathlons.