Michael Corbett

Michael Corbett is an internationally recognized consultant, author, and lecturer on organizational structure and its powerful relationship to competitive advantage. Currently he is Chairman of the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP), the global-standard setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession. Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau, Corbett speaks from years of experience on global economic issues, the changing face of business, and staying competitive in the global economy.

The "In" Source for Outsourcing. Corbett is best known for his pioneering work on the topic of outsourcing. This work includes training thousands of executives on the topic over the past fifteen years, producing and chairing the field's premier annual conference, The Outsourcing World Summit; forming and chairing The Outsourcing Research Council; producing and editing Firmbuilder.com; and authoring, since 1994, annual management briefs on outsourcing for Fortune Magazine.

The author of The Outsourcing Revolution: Why It Makes Sense and How To Do It Right, Corbett began his work on outsourcing in the late 1980s. As manager of Software Service Offerings for IBM, he helped develop that company's strategic business plan for its entry into the outsourcing market. This business plan presented a compelling vision of the enormous opportunity available to IBM for partnering with its customers in the operations of their information systems. Today, IBM Global Services is the largest service organization in the world.

Pulling a Business Together. Firmbuilder.com, IAOP's online outsourcing knowledge center is a "go to" resource for executives seeking a greater understanding and improved use of outsourcing as a management tool. Today, there are 40,000 registered users of the site with access to over 600 articles and reports on the topic. Firmbuilder.com has been praised by independent sources for its scope, depth, and quality of information.

Routinely sought as a lecturer and speaker on outsourcing and related topics, Corbett was an expert witness on outsourcing at hearings called by then President Bill Clinton in 1996 and, in 2002, was invited to testify before the Office of Management and Budget's Commercial Activities Panel tasked with redefining the Federal government's outsourcing policies and practices. He has spoken at events for organizations as diverse as Bell Canada, Delta, EDS, Xerox, CR Richard Ellis, the European Textile Services Association, the People's Republic of China, India's NASSCOM, Pfizer, and GlaxoSmithKline.