Spencer Arnesen, CPA is a Principal and cofounder of SoftResources LLC, a leading software evaluation consulting firm headquartered Kirkland, Washington. He has over 21 years of experience consulting to nonprofit, government, and private sector clients throughout North America helping to maximize their IT investments through business/technology assessments, software and implementation partner selections, and contract negotiation strategies. He is a frequent presenter at industry specific and government conferences and has authored a number of articles and white papers providing thought leadership on best practices of software procurement.