Chad Nesland (Past Speaker)

Chad’s role as Director of Strategic Sourcing in Microsoft's Procurement group centers on empowering others and facilitating their productivity spanning $10B+ annually across real estate, marketing, professional services and external talent platforms.  Chad leads Microsoft’s global contingent talent program spanning 16 countries and 5,000+ assignments and led the ideation and launch of Microsoft’s first gig economy pilot program enabling access to freelance talent spanning thousands of projects through a modern, digital-first user experience.  This experience has enabled innovative partnerships across Microsoft and in the market resulting in the launch of the M365 freelance toolkit, sharing our best practices as a solution.