Piethein Strengholt

Piethein Strengholt serves as the Chief Data Officer for Microsoft The Netherlands, leading the Data & AI strategy and collaborating with client CDOs. Strengholt is an accomplished author, with a forthcoming book titled "Building Medallion Architectures: Designing with Azure Databricks and Microsoft Fabric," alongside the previously published "Data Management at Scale (2nd edition)." Prior experience includes roles as Principal Architect for Data Management & Integration at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and Senior Manager at Deloitte, specializing in strategic analytics and reporting. Strengholt began a career as a Business Analyst at Accenture after earning a Bachelor of Information Engineering from Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.