Thomas Zipprich

Tom currently serves as the Chief Commercial Officer for Deloitte’s Global Databricks Alliance and Practice, leading the strategy and growth agenda by combining Deloitte’s industry experience with the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to create differentiated client solutions and accelerate market growth. He oversees Deloitte’s relationship with Databricks globally and collaborates with senior industry leaders to drive market opportunity and strengthen long-term value for clients. Tom strives to scale innovative offerings, activate go-to-market opportunities, and deliver sustained industry wide growth for the Databricks business across Deloitte and around the world. Tom is responsible for the global strategy, positioning and performance of the 360-degree alliance across sell-with/build-with, sell-to and buy-from dimensions of Deloitte’s relationship across the Databricks organization. He spends significant time outside of the US with a focus on the priority countries in AMER, EMEA and APJ.

Prior to this, Tom served in a variety of leadership positions, most recently as the US AI & Data Ecosystems & Alliances Portfolio Leader, where he managed priority alliance relationships, drove engagement, and stimulated growth across the AI and data ecosystem. Additionally, he served as US Hybrid Solutions & Incubation Leader where he was responsible for the innovation agenda, as well as designing, building, and operating new solutions across key sector and industry groups. In these roles, Tom has consistently demonstrated his ability as a market maker and transformation leader for Deloitte’s clients in and across Strategy & Analytics, Customer & Marketing, and Cloud spaces, working with all industries and key growth alliances.

Tom is also a passionate soccer fan and serves as the Lead Client Service Partner for the United States Soccer Federation, where he manages Deloitte’s ongoing project delivery and sponsorship of US Soccer. Outside of client work, he spends most of his time on the sidelines with his wife watching his two kids play D1 collegiate soccer.