About the author

Phara Estime McLachlan is a serial entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Nahteava, a leading management consulting firm specializing in IT and Software Asset Management, advisory services, and innovation. Phara has over 20 years of strategy and operations, innovation and marketing, and technology and consulting experience in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. With two decades of ITSAM experience, Phara works with Fortune 100, mid- to large-size company CIOs, CTOs, CFOs, VPs, asset managers, universities, and public sector agencies (government, city, state agencies) to create holistic IT Asset Management and Software Asset Management programs that close risk gaps, increase productivity, result in cost efficiency, and strengthen cybersecurity.   

Prior to founding Nahteava, Phara was the founder and CEO of Animus Solutions, and headed Animus's ITSAM practices, and shaped its strategy and business services. Prior to Animus, Phara consulted independently for some of the Big 4 consulting firms.

For more than a dozen years, Phara has also actively mentored and coached young and experienced IT and software asset managers. Phara is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on industry and technology issues and innovation. She's written numerous articles that have appeared in magazines such as Architecture and Governance, Enterprise Apps Today, ITAM Review, CIO Update, Baseline, CRN, CIO.com, ITAK, and many others. Phara strives to share her knowledge and educate those who may be new to the ITAM and SAM industry in any way she can.

In 2012, Phara was named one of the "Next Generation Leaders" by 83 Degrees Online Magazine. Phara has also been recognized as a business leader through awards such as the Business Leaders Top 50 Entrepreneurs in Tampa Bay, PowerBroker Magazine TOP 50—Ranked #18 in Tampa Bay, Southern Business Leader Top Entrepreneurs, Tampa Bay Business Journal Business Woman of the Year Finalist, BizTech Judges Choice Award for CEO of a Technology Company, BizTech Innovation Awards CEO of Technology Company Finalist, Black Enterprise Magazine—Innovator of the Year Finalist, The Stevies - American Business Awards Executive of the Year Finalist.

Phara lives with her husband, Scott, and two wonderful children, Ethan and Ava, in Tampa, Florida.