Technology & operating model alignment
Figuring out where a leadership team is, where it needs to go, and how to actually get there — into the operating model, the technology, the org structure, and the gaps between all three.
Built for Business,
Backed by Engineering
Strong teams connected to the business move faster and build better. I work in the technology and the strategy — and that combination is what drives results.
- $1.1B in new client signings
- $350M platform built from zero
- 400-person global engineering org
Two decades of engineering leadership across
- S&P Global
- McGraw Hill
- Atos
- Kyndryl
- National AI Consortium
The work
Most engineering leaders stay in the technology. Most business leaders stay in the strategy.
I started as a systems engineer, and that foundation has never really left me. Those years shaped my whole approach to strategy, organization design, operating models, and how I hold teams accountable for execution.
Engineering organization design
Rebuilding org structure, ways of working and engineering culture so teams execute faster and with more consistency. Transparency and trust, a clear mission, and the room to do their best work.
Cloud & platform modernization
Hybrid and multi-cloud platforms across AWS, Azure, GCP and VMware — from concept and first enterprise customer through to an industrialized, repeatable portfolio.
AI adoption at scale
My experience with AI is on the deployment side, not the research side: which capabilities to integrate, and how to structure teams and operating models around them so adoption is real.
Track record
Anyone can build a compelling slide. Making it real is the harder part.
A decade of outcomes at Kyndryl, Atos and S&P Global — the numbers the businesses actually booked.
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$1.1B
New client signings generated by converting co-created, first-of-a-kind client solutions into repeatable portfolio offerings — including $510M in executive-sponsored wins.
Kyndryl · Client Innovation
2023–2025 -
$350M
Revenue from a cloud management platform built from zero and delivered to its first enterprise client in six months, where multiple previous attempts had failed.
Atos · Hybrid Cloud
2018–2019 -
400
Person global engineering organization transformed mid spin-off from IBM — shipping Kyndryl's first independent cloud native portfolio across AWS, Azure and GCP in eight months.
Kyndryl · Cloud Engineering
2022 -
11%
Growth in two quarters, reversing a year-over-year decline in the private cloud business and positioning it toward a $1.6B annual run rate.
Kyndryl · Private Cloud
2025 -
$1B
Cloud platform portfolio built by designing and scaling hybrid and multi-cloud capabilities across AWS, Azure, GCP and VMware for a global organization of 120 architects and engineers.
Atos · Cloud Engineering
2020–2022 -
$18.5M
Operational savings from an RPA platform that automated L1/L2 tasks across all North American clients, compressing client onboarding from five months to two.
Atos · Automation
2016–2017 -
12 → 3
Months of time-to-value, compressed by building joint solutions and go-to-market strategies with HPE, Dell, Nutanix and Red Hat — directly accelerating new revenue recognition.
Kyndryl · Alliances
2025 -
300+
College graduates placed into revenue-generating cloud engineering roles within six months through the Ignite Program, which he architected and sponsored.
Atos · Talent
2020–2022 -
$25M
Scope of work saved — and the broader S&P Global relationship protected — by diagnosing a pattern of service failures and rebuilding client trust at the leadership level.
Atos · North America
2016–2017
Career
Systems engineer to CTO — the whole way up.
Now
Principal — Technology Strategy, Cloud & AI Transformation
Incoming Tide Partners · New York · Nov 2025 – Present
Advising executive leadership teams on the hard stuff. This isn't advisory from the outside — it comes from having led global engineering and transformation at scale, and knowing what breaks down between the boardroom and the delivery team.
Now
Board Member
National AI Consortium · Mar 2026 – Present
Closing the gap between a proof of concept that impressed the CTO and a production system that actually performs at scale across a global workforce. That is where most organizations are stuck, and it is the perspective the consortium recruited him to bring to its board.
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Kyndryl 2022 – 2025
- Vice President, Private Cloud & Platform IntegrationGlobal Cloud Practice · Apr 2025 – Oct 2025
- Vice President, Client InnovationGlobal Cloud Practice · Feb 2023 – Mar 2025
- Vice President, Cloud EngineeringGlobal Cloud Practice · Mar 2022 – Jan 2023
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Atos 2012 – 2022
- Vice President, Cloud EngineeringPurchase, NY · Jan 2020 – Mar 2022
- Sr. Director, Head of Hybrid Cloud Management & ServicesJan 2018 – Dec 2019
- Sr. Director, Head of DevOps & Cross Cloud ServicesAug 2017 – Dec 2017
- Director, Automation Engineering, North American OperationsApr 2016 – Aug 2017
- Director, EngineeringNov 2013 – Apr 2016
- Director, Solution ManagementOct 2012 – Nov 2013
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The McGraw Hill Companies · S&P Global 1999 – 2012
- Director, Application & Systems Management EngineeringNew York, NY · Sep 2009 – Oct 2012
- Manager, Systems EngineeringAug 2008 – Sep 2009
- Sr. Systems EngineerJun 2005 – Aug 2008
- Systems AdministratorMar 2004 – Jun 2005
- Oracle 11i Administrator / Unix AdministratorApr 2002 – Mar 2004
- Operations Support SpecialistDec 1999 – Apr 2002
Recommendations
What the people who reported to him say.
Verbatim from LinkedIn.
“I've had the opportunity to work with many managers over the past 30 years, and Alan DeBekker truly stands out as one of the very best. In fact, his leadership is the strongest I have experienced in my entire career.
He has a rare combination of transparency, honesty, and genuine care for his people. Alan has a natural ability to recognize the unique strengths in each individual and bring those qualities forward in a way that helps the person, the teams and organization grow.
With Alan, you always know where you stand. He doesn't engage in politics or hidden agendas. He is straightforward and delivers both good and difficult messages with integrity and respect.”
Monique de Leeuw
Business Transformation & Change Leadership
Reported directly to Alan
“I had the pleasure of working with Alan for over six years, and I can confidently say he is one of the most thoughtful and effective leaders I've worked with. He balances strategic vision with strong execution, bringing clarity to complex situations while empowering teams to think critically and take ownership. What stands out most is his ability to connect the why to the how — aligning teams around real business value while investing in people and growth.”
“Alan's institutional knowledge and work ethic are second to none. He led or contributed to two datacenter migrations and took on additional application responsibilities without skipping a beat. Alan was a tremendous asset to my team.”
Rob Tobias
Software Engineering Manager, Apple
Managed Alan directly
Credentials
Sixteen certifications, from RHCE to Generative AI Leader.
AI & cloud
- Generative AI LeaderGoogle · 2026
- AI Transformation LeaderMicrosoft · 2026
- GenAI FoundationsDell Technologies · 2025
- AWS Certified Cloud PractitionerAmazon Web Services · 2021
Scaled agile
- SAFe 5 ArchitectScaled Agile · 2021
- SAFe 5 Lean Portfolio ManagerScaled Agile · 2021
- SAFe 5 DevOps PractitionerScaled Agile · 2021
- SAFe 5 Product Owner / Product ManagerScaled Agile · 2020
- SAFe 5 AgilistScaled Agile · 2020
- SAFe 5 Scrum MasterScaled Agile · 2022
- Certified Scrum MasterScrum Alliance · 2012
Systems foundation
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)Red Hat · 2005
- Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT)Red Hat · 2004
- Sun Certified System Administrator, Solaris 9Sun Microsystems · 2003
- Microsoft Certified ProfessionalMicrosoft · 2001
- A+ Service TechnicianCompTIA · 1998
Education
- Gold for Business LeadersHEC Paris · Executive Leadership Program
- Computer Science courseworkNew York Institute of Technology
- Leadership Certificate ProgramMercer County Community College
- Systems Engineer ProgramComputer Career Center
Currently exploring
CTO and SVP Engineering roles where engineering transformation is central to how the business grows.
PE-backed, growth-stage and enterprise companies. If that is the work you are building toward, let's talk.