Larry Friedman is CEO of The Sales Strategy Institute, an international go-to-market strategy and planning firm based outside Washington, DC.He is lead author of the best-seller The Channel Advantage (Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999) and co-author of the influential book, Getting Partnering Right (McGraw-Hill, 1996). Widely credited with establishing go-to-market strategy as a core focus of the corporate boardroom, Larry is recognized as a pioneer in the field of multi-channel integration and one of the world's leading experts on business partner channels. Over the past fifteen years, he has consulted to executives at a third of the Fortune 100, and has assisted in the negotiation of over 200 strategic alliances and partnerships on site in 21 countries. He is a sought-after guest speaker and lecturer throughout the US, Europe and Asia. Larry and his wife Kim reside in Reston, Virginia.