Jeff Miers is the Global Director of Partnerships and Alliances for the Energy & Utilities Industry Business Unit (IBU) at Amazon Web Services (AWS), based in Houston. At AWS Jeff works with traditional oil and gas, renewable energy producers, and utility customers and partners on solutions to key business and operational challenges. Prior to joining AWS< Jeff was a Managing Director at Accenture where he spent 27 years leading consulting and systems implementation projects with clients through all aspects of the energy industry, including upstream, downstream, oilfield services, deregulated gas and power. Jeff serves as a member of the board of directors for Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, Spring Sprint and the Galveston Bay Foundation, and previously served on the board of the Houston Golf Association. Jeff holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin with highest honors.