Martin Ballard has worked in the public sector vertical since 1998. From state and local governments to deployed military units and the intelligence community, helping government agencies meet their missions, work better together and maximize tax-funded resources is his passion.

As Chief Architect for Microsoft Federal's Modern Work Customer Success Unit he directs Microsoft Federal's M365 support delivery and adoption strategies for US Federal Government's civilian agencies. His primary passion and focus is maximizing secure cross-agency collaboration by lowering communication boundaries and raising outcomes from multi-agency efforts with a security-first mindset.