Michael Chester

Michael Chester is a results-driven business development leader with over 13 years of experience in driving inorganic growth across various industries. They have held significant roles, including Vice President of Global Partnerships at Valimail and previously served as Director of Business Development at Equifax, where they focused on technology partnerships and financial inclusion initiatives. Additionally, Michael was influential in improving IBM's Watson ecosystem program in the Asia-Pacific region and has worked in strategic consulting and analysis roles early in their career. Michael holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.