Jay McBain

Jay McBain currently serves as Chief Analyst at Canalys, focusing on channels, partnerships, alliances, and ecosystems within the technology industry. With extensive experience, McBain has held significant roles at Forrester as Principal Analyst, and as CEO and Co-Founder of ChannelEyes, which innovates partner sales through its SaaS platform. Prior positions include Channel Chief at Autotask and various leadership roles at Lenovo and IBM Canada, where strategic initiatives contributed to substantial market growth. McBain holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Louisiana State University and a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Lethbridge.