Linda Drake, Microsoft Federal Account Executive for the National Security Group, talks about new opportunities for federal funding.
Linda Drake works for Microsoft Federal as an Account Executive for the National Security Group. She is also a small business Partner at Technology Transfer Consultants (T2C), a software development company that builds innovative products, connecting research interests to technology gaps. www.t2cpartners.com
Linda has been in sales, business development and account management for over 35 years. The first half of her career was in the Commercial Business to Business market, leading teams and selling products, software, and services. In 2001 she pivoted to Government Contracting, supporting the surge in National Security requirements for DoD and the Intelligence Community.
During her career Linda worked for an entrepreneurial startup company and formed two of her own. A COVID related furlough in May 2020 prompted her and two partners to form T2C.
Linda grew up in California, moving several times with her Father’s Government career before landing at Mount Vernon High School in Alexandria, VA. She graduated from Virginia Tech with a double major in Finance and Marketing Management and has an MBA from George Mason University.
Linda lives in Herndon, VA with her husband Mike Ozycz. Their oldest son Zack graduated from JMU and is employed by Deltek GovWin IQ, middle son Bill graduated from Virginia Tech and is employed by Ernst and Young and their youngest son Eddie is a Freshman at Virginia Tech (GO HOKIES!!).