Jay McBain
Jay McBain is one of the most visible and respected thought leaders in the global channel ecosystem — named Global Channel Influencer of the Year by Channel Futures Magazine and Top 40 Under Forty by the Business Review. He is the most popular global speaker at major channel events on the big shifts reshaping the partner ecosystem.
Across his 31-year career, Jay has held executive channel sales, marketing, and strategy roles at IBM, Lenovo, Autotask, ChannelEyes, and Forrester. He holds a bachelor's degree in management information systems from the University of Lethbridge and an MBA in entrepreneurship from Louisiana State University.

