Kim Gagné is the Executive Director of the European Cloud Alliance, an organization that brings together businesses across the cloud value chain to promote the advantages of the cloud, and to provide an authoritative voice on cloud-related policy issues. Kim is also a Senior Counsellor at APCO, a global strategic communications firm. Before assuming his current roles, Kim spent twelve years in senior leadership and government relations positions at Microsoft, working across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.