Ward Lawrence is the Sr. Director, Manufacturing & Mobility Partner Strategy Lead, responsible for curating an ecosystem of solution providers and implementation partners aligned to Microsoft’s industry-led sales motions. Ward is also responsible for defining industry scaling motions, enabling the partner ecosystem to deliver innovation to customers of all sizes. Ward is a 25+ year veteran at Microsoft, working in partner-focused roles for the past 15 years. Ward has held leadership positions to drive partner sales into Strategic Accounts, develop cloud practices for Global SIs, and lead strategy, operations, and sales excellence for both the Enterprise Partner Group and Global Accounts Organization. .