Chad Moss
Founder & CEO
Conversations with owners, executives, and employees in the $10M to $500M SMB space made it clear to us that we could provide tremendous value in their businesses.
$80B+ in M&A Technology Integration
M&A technology integration is one of the highest-stakes disciplines in enterprise IT. Chad has led technology diligence, separation, and integration across more than a dozen major transactions — from multi-billion-dollar mergers to complex carve-outs:
Orchestrated the full post-merger IT transformation for the $13B merger that created IHS Markit. Redesigned the global IT organization, consolidated infrastructure across 100+ prior acquisitions, and established a unified delivery model that drove margin expansion and record employee satisfaction.
Planned and executed the complete IT integration — including the separation sale of 7 Internet Data Centers and decommissioning of 3 data centers. Delivered $15M in annualized savings and eliminated 3,000 servers.
Led IT integration for Wiltel, Broadwing, Software Spectrum, the Savvis/CDN carve-out, and multiple Metro-based telecom acquisitions. Consolidated 44 data centers down to 3 strategic facilities across $80M+ in integration programs.
This depth of M&A experience is directly applicable to private equity portfolio companies and growth-stage firms navigating acquisitions, divestitures, or preparing for exit — where clean technology documentation and integration readiness directly impact enterprise value.
IHS Markit (now S&P Global)
Global CIO & Partner • 2014–2022
Led 800+ person global IT organization with $300M annual budget supporting $4.5B revenue and 16K employees. Orchestrated $700M AWS cloud migration in strategic partnership with AWS leadership. Delivered 100bps annual margin expansion. Led post-merger IT transformation across an organization built through 100+ acquisitions.
Nuance Communications (now Microsoft)
VP Global Infrastructure • 2012–2014
Managed commercial hosting supporting 60% of company revenue ($2B). $70M capital + $90M operating budget. Consolidated 34 to 11 datacenters globally, delivering $30M+ in savings. Built a scalable private cloud platform supporting hundreds of millions of connected devices.
Clearwire (now Sprint/T-Mobile)
VP IT Operations • 2009–2011
Built 200-person IT organization from scratch for the nation's first 4G wireless network. $80M+ budget serving 8M+ customers. Led $20M datacenter consolidation on Cisco/VMWare. Reduced travel costs 27% and network expenses 20% through enterprise collaboration strategy.
Level 3 Communications (now Lumen)
SVP Global IT Operations • 1999–2009
Rose from Sr. Manager to SVP over 10 years. Directed $80M global IT operation with 400+ staff. Achieved $26M+ capex reduction (CEB industry recognition). Consolidated 44 to 3 data centers. Led IT integration for Genuity, Wiltel, Broadwing, Software Spectrum, Savvis/CDN carve-out, and multiple telecom acquisitions.
Earlier Career
IBM Global Services • IBP (Tyson Foods) • First Data Resources
Principal Architect at IBM managing Fortune 500 infrastructure transitions (Johnson & Johnson). Led 80-person team at IBP through mainframe-to-client-server transformation including new worldwide headquarters build. Core IT operations at First Data Resources.