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Ben Marshall

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Founder and CEO at The IT Strategists LLC
📍 Houston, Texas, United States

Ben Marshall is the Founder and CEO of The IT Strategists, specializing in Microsoft licensing transformation and cost recovery. Leveraging experience from leading HPs global Microsoft practice, he helps companies optimize cloud spend. Colleagues describe him as dedicated, passionate, and knowledgeable, with an unmatched drive to support customers.

After managing one of Microsoft’s largest partner transitions globally at HP, Ben founded his own firm to focus exclusively on rebuilding complex licensing into profit centers.

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
Founder and CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
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Microsoft Licensing
An expert in transforming complex Microsoft Enterprise Agreements (EA) and Modern Commerce Agreements (MCA) to eliminate overspending and generate financial returns for clients.
Cloud Cost Optimization
His firm focuses on identifying where companies are overspending on Microsoft and Azure, rebuilding licensing structures to align with business outcomes and recover costs.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Founder and CEO
The IT Strategists LLC
7-2023 - 1-2025
Global Head of Sales for Microsoft Licensing (CSP)
HP
1-2021 - 1-2025
Manager Global License Advisory Team
HP
12-2020 - 7-2023
Global Product Lead for Microsoft Licensing (CSP)
HP
2-2019 - 11-2020
CSP And Licensing Specialist
Blue Chip Consulting Group®
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Education
2005 - 2010
Masters of Science
Aspen University
1999 - 2001
Bachelors of Science
St. Mary's University
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