Alina Everett

Commander
DISC Type : D

Head of Partner Advisory and Activation at Google

Seattle, Washington, United States

Overview

Alina is a strategic partnerships executive at Google with 15 years of experience building alliances with firms like PwC, EY, and Deloitte. She specializes in cloud platforms and AI-powered SaaS. A Cornell MBA and Dartmouth alumna, colleagues describe her as having "exceptional leadership" and being incredibly passionate and devoted.

Beyond her professional role, she is a dedicated mentor committed to expanding access to careers in technology. Her background as a National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Patagonia alumna suggests a strong passion for adventure, leadership, and challenging outdoor pursuits, likely including trekking and wilderness exploration.

She is an alumna of the prestigious NOLS wilderness expedition program in Patagonia.

Personality Overview

Candid & Clear

Very Quick

Decisive

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Agentic AI
Her recent focus at Google is on Gemini Enterprise and Agentic AI, seeing partners as key to helping companies harness this technology.
GSI Alliances
Her career is built on managing high-value global strategic alliances with integrators like PwC, EY, and Deloitte across multiple tech firms.
Cloud Partnerships
Her current role and past experience at Microsoft center on driving growth through cloud platform partnerships with GCP, Azure, IBM, and Oracle.

Media Appearances

Alina Everett – How Qualtrics Partners for Success in Experience Management. Featured in Workspan

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Work History

4-2026
Head of Partner Advisory and Activation at Google
6-2024 - 4-2026
Vice President, Global Strategic Alliances - PwC at Icertis
10-2023 - 6-2024
Vice President, GSI Alliances - EY + Deloitte at Qualtrics
4-2023 - 10-2023
Vice President, GSI - EY Alliance Leader at Qualtrics
3-2022 - 4-2023
Sr. Partner Development Manager - GSI, EY Partnership Strategic Engagement Lead at Microsoft

Education

2018 - 2020
Master of Business Administration - MBA from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
BA from Dartmouth College

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Exp : 6 Location : Seattle, Washington, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head of Partner Advisory and Activation at Google
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Insights For Selling To Alina

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alina is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alina

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alina move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Alina take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Alina

Personality Compatibility


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