Alan has spent over 30 years in sales, finance and product development for companies like JP Morgan Chase and Amazon. His experience focused on retail and marketplace recruitment, partner development, and sustainability initiatives, such as Climate Pledge Friendly and Renewed. In his professional life he is known for helping brands grow sustainably, building trusted partnerships, and scaling marketplace programs at global enterprise levels. After 12 years at Amazon leading teams and innovating programs he has taken a role at Gierd as VP of Enterprise Business Partnerships where he will continue to empower brands to make better (DTC) decisions by owning their marketplace data and destiny.