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  Senior Vice President, Global Partnerships and Ecosystem Strategy # Derek Nowak

Derek Nowak is a partnerships executive with more than 15 years of experience building and scaling global partner ecosystems that drive partner revenue. As SVP of Global Partnerships & Ecosystem Strategy at Acquia, he leads partner strategy across agencies, global systems integrators, ISVs, technology alliances, and OEM relationships in an ecosystem of roughly 2,500 partners.

Before joining Acquia, Derek spent more than 11 years at DocuSign as Vice President of Channels. He led cross-functional organizations across North America, South America, EMEA, and APJ, owning reseller, distribution, SI, and strategic alliance motions that scaled to more than $100M in ARR. Derek is known for stepping into underperforming regions and partner models, resetting strategy, rebuilding teams, and generating predictable growth. His earlier roles include business development positions at NetSuite and Demandforce.

Derek holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and an AB in Economics from Harvard University. He is a firm believer in the Partner-First model, where partner success is built into how a company operates and supported by go-to-market programs that make partners more profitable.