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.”