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Andy Hilliard

Andy Hilliard

As CEO of Accelerance, Andy Hilliard leads and advocates for the globalization and collaboration of great software teams with companies in search of talent, innovation and a globally-distributed extension of their engineering function and culture. Hilliard founded the ground-breaking nearshore software development services company, Isthmus Costa Rica. He began his global software services career as a division manager at Cognizant during their early formative years. He is the author of three books, including Synergea: A Blueprint for Building Effective, Globally Distributed Teams in the New Era of Software Development, coming March 5.

Hilliard is originally from Sonoma, CA and has visited more than 60 countries. His passion for global travel, cultural appreciation and cross-border collaboration stems originally from his experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Costa Rica in the late 1980’s. Hilliard holds an MBA in International Business, Finance and Marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Epistemology from the University of Denver after attending Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.


Andy Hilliard is an Executive Council member at the CEOWORLD magazine. You can follow him on LinkedIn.
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