Our Belief

We are not career consultants working from generic frameworks. Our advisors are former CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, enterprise architects, and transformation executives who have:

We believe:

Managed multi-million-dollar technology budgets
Led enterprise modernization initiatives
Built cybersecurity and governance programs
Negotiated complex vendor agreements
Presented strategy to boards
We’ve sat in your chair — and been accountable for the outcome.

We built MALA to bring world-class technology advisory to organizations of every size—led by experts who’ve been in your seat, backed by intelligence no single leader could possess, and aligned with your outcomes through our zero-upfront-cost model.

Leaders Who’ve Been in Your Seat

MALA advisors aren’t career consultants reading from frameworks. They’re former CIOs, CISOs, enterprise architects, and transformation leaders who’ve managed budgets, built programs, negotiated with vendors, and presented to boards.

Eric Anderson, Founder & President

Eric founded MALA after two decades of watching organizations—from scrappy startups to Fortune 500 enterprises—make million-dollar technology decisions without the expertise they needed at the table.

Why We Exist

What We Bring

Too often, organizations make million-dollar technology decisions without independent expertise at the table.

Vendor noise.
Conflicting recommendations.
Costly misalignment.

MALA was created to change that.

We operate as a vendor-sponsored advisory firm. That means:

There is no obligation to move forward
We are compensated only if a client chooses a vetted partner
Our model aligns us to outcomes — not billable hours.

75+ combined years of executive technology leadership
Hundreds of millions in collective technology budgets managed
100+ enterprise transformation initiatives led
Deep expertise across cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, and IT governance
Cross-industry experience spanning Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Technology, and Professional Services

How We’re Different

Consultants charge. Vendors sell.

We advise.

MALA sits between vendor and client — protecting your interests, simplifying complexity, and ensuring alignment between business objectives and technology execution.

The right decision, made once, with clarity and confidence.

That’s our role.

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What You’ll Never Get From Us

Junior consultants running frameworks while partners bill hours
Recommendations biased by vendor partnerships
Reports delivered with no accountability to outcomes
Hourly fees that reward complexity over results
‘Advisory’ from people who’ve never actually done the job

What You’ll Always Get

Senior advisors with real leadership experience-from day one
Zero upfront cost—we only succeed when you do
Market-benchmarked recommendations from proprietary intelligence
Ongoing partnership, not transactional engagement
Specific findings with dollar-quantified impact
Advisors who’ve been in your seat and understand your reality

The problem isn’t your team. It’s making these decisions without experienced advisors who bring market intelligence, technical depth, and independent validation.

You wouldn’t make a major financial decision without a CFO. Why make major technology decisions without expert guidance?

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See If Our Approach Fits

A 30-minute conversation will reveal whether MALA’s advisory approach matches your organization’s needs - whatever your size. No pitch. No pressure. No cost.

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MALA was built for leaders making high-stakes technology decisions.