Troy Blanchette

Troy Blanchette has extensive experience in sales and operations management. Troy began their career in 1993 as Vice President and General Manager of Avnet OEM Systems, where they had a $150M Revenue Goal with a $105M OPEX, $1.5M CAPEX, and a team of 60 employees with seven direct. Troy then took on the role of Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Avnet Applied Computing, where they had a $1.7B Revenue Goal, with an $855M OPEX, $750K CAPEX, and a team of 30 employees with seven direct. In 2005, they moved to AMD as Strategic Sales Manager, where they reported to the VP of Strategic Sales with a $120M Revenue Goal. In 2009, they were Director of Sales, Technology at IHS Technology, where they had a $20M Revenue Goal and a team of nine veteran field sales professionals. In 2016, they became Senior Director, Business Development - SaaS Intelligent Digital Supply Chain at Jabil, where they reported to the SVP, Chief Supply Chain and Procurement Officer, with a $4M CAPEX, $40M Revenue Goal. In 2018, they took on the role of Executive Vice President of Sales, General Manager and Corporate Officer at Yole Group, where they had a $5.5M business and market Intelligence, technology analysis, strategy consulting, and financial advisory services company with 150 employees. In 2020, they became Chief Operating Officer at The Evanston Group, leading the restructuring of sales and operations of this 20-yr old firm that had experienced two failed prior selling attempts during the disclosure process stage. Most recently, in 2022, they were appointed Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Automation Intellect, where they are responsible for the SaaS IIOT platform that delivers manufacturers the real-time critical data they need to improve productivity, reduce unplanned downtime, and increase profitability.

Troy Blanchette received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Supply Chain Management from Penn State University between 1986 and 1988. Troy then went on to earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from San Jose State University between 1990 and 1992. In October 2022, Troy obtained a Cultural Index Assessment certification from Culture Index.