Ed Petrozelli

President & CEO

Ed has extensive experience in product and services strategy development, business development, sales management/marketing and organizational effectiveness. After 30 successful years at IBM, he retired in 2003 as a Senior Executive and member of the Senior Management Group. Ed held general management positions in several global IBM businesses with revenue responsibility over $1 billion. Ed’s last assignment was General Manager of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solutions.

Ed was also an IBM Corporate Emerging Business Opportunity (EBO) Executive with responsibility for establishing high growth businesses in emerging markets and was the executive lead on coverage transformation.

Prior to joining The INSIGHT Group, Ed assisted in client mergers and acquisitions engagements with venture capital firms and private investment banking firms such as Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.

At INSIGHT, Ed is responsible for Business Development and Market Plan Development. He has led numerous consulting engagements with INSIGHT clients in the areas of strategy, go-to market plans, services initiatives, developing new business models and global coverage structures. Ed is a frequent speaker at industry events and he served on the board of advisors of Arizona State University's Center for Services Leadership.