Todd Michaud is a seasoned IT leader, thought-leader, and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in managing large-scale and complex IT environments for Fortune 500 companies, venture-funded startups, and professional services companies. He holds a deep understanding of retail operations and an exceptional blend of business acumen, marketing strategy, and IT leadership. Todd is recognized for his expertise in big data analytics, CRM, retail technology, loyalty, payments, CRM, and retailer mobile apps, and is a well-known speaker on these topics.

Todd has served as the Founder and CEO at Power Thinking Media, Founder, and CEO at Left On Yellow, Columnist at StorefrontBacktalk, VP of Information Technology, CIO at Focus Brands, Director of IT, Retail Technology at Dunkin' Brands, Director of Solutions Development at NaviSite, Inc., Chief Information Officer at Channels/Conserv, Systems Engineer at Invengen LLC, Systems Administrator at Electronic Data Systems, and Data Center Operator at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Through his career, Todd has demonstrated a rare combination of technical and interpersonal skills, strong leadership ability, and focus on delivering tangible results, always on-time and on-budget. He has a unique talent in effectively communicating complex technology concepts to business partners and customers, combined with sales, business development, public speaking, and presentation skills.