
Randall Eckel is currently CEO & Co-Founder at Marker Advisors. A career entrepreneur with experience spanning more than 25 years in the enterprise software sector, Mr. Eckel has founded, grown and managed a variety of software and IT professional service organizations, and has spent many years as an advisor to small and medium-sized software and services businesses.
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25+ years as CEO of several IT Professional Service / VAR companies representing:
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Novell
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Lotus
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IBM
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Microsoft (Infrastructure Servers)
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Microsoft (Application Development)
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Microsoft Dynamics
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Netscape
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Oracle
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Citrix
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Cisco
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5 years as a sell-side enterprise software analyst and research director
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Multi-year experience in managing Data Centers
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Co-holder of two patents in Portal Design: Federated Portals and Pivot Portals
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Advised on dozens of company acquisition transactions, with an aggregate transaction value exceeding $5 billion
Achievements:
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E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year
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CRN Magazine’s Partner of the Year
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CRN Magazine Reseller All-Star
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Lotus Development - Partner of the Year, North America
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Lotus Development - Beacon Award (4)
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Lotus Development - Education Company of the Year (6)
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Lotus Executive Partner Council (4)
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Microsoft Global Alliance Partner (3)
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Microsoft Executive Partner Council (3)