Career

Andrew Milroy is a globally experienced technology analyst, strategist, and advisor with more than 25 years of experience across the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. He is the Founder of Veqtor8, an independent technology advisory firm focused on agentic AI governance, AI sovereignty, cybersecurity strategy, and enterprise technology transformation.

Andrew has held senior leadership roles across some of the technology industry's leading research and advisory organisations. He co-founded NelsonHall in the United States, led Frost & Sullivan's technology practice across Asia Pacific, and headed Omdia's consulting business in the region. He currently serves as a lead analyst for Information Services Group (ISG).

Throughout his career, Andrew has advised enterprises, technology providers, and public sector organisations on complex technology decisions, helping senior leaders assess emerging opportunities, manage strategic risk, and translate technology investment into measurable business outcomes.

Role at Factor

As an Expert Advisor at Factor, Andrew brings an independent, research-led perspective to executive discussions on AI, cybersecurity, sovereignty, technology strategy, and enterprise transformation.

His expertise is particularly relevant as organisations move from AI experimentation toward increasingly autonomous systems. Andrew helps executives examine the governance, accountability, security, cost, platform dependency, and sovereignty implications of agentic AI — while identifying where these technologies can create genuine enterprise value.

He works closely with senior executives to challenge assumptions, bring external market perspective into strategic decisions, and turn complex technology issues into practical executive action.

Key roles Andrew works with include: Chief Information Officers (CIOs), Chief Technology Officers (CTOs), Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), Chief Data & AI Officers (CDAOs), Chief Digital Officers (CDOs), Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Board & Risk Leaders, and Technology & Transformation Leaders.

Previous Roles

Andrew's career spans technology research, consulting, industry analysis, and executive advisory. His leadership roles at NelsonHall, Frost & Sullivan, and Omdia gave him extensive experience working across global technology markets and advising organisations on strategy, transformation, cybersecurity, and investment.

Media Presence and Industry Contributions

Andrew is a regular keynote speaker, workshop leader, analyst, and executive advisor at major technology events globally. His insights have been featured by BBC, CNBC, Bloomberg, and Channel News Asia.

His current research focuses on agentic AI governance, which he identifies as one of the most significant emerging enterprise risks. He also publishes on AI sovereignty, cybersecurity leadership, AI cost optimisation, platform lock-in, and enterprise AI strategy.

Andrew developed a six-dimensional framework for AI sovereignty that has attracted interest across enterprise and policy communities. He is also an adjunct lecturer in cybersecurity strategy at ESSEC Business School in Singapore.

Leadership Philosophy

Andrew believes the next phase of technology leadership will be defined not simply by how quickly organisations adopt AI, but by how effectively they retain control over it.

His advisory approach challenges executives to look beyond technology capability and consider governance, sovereignty, resilience, economics, and long-term strategic dependency. He helps leaders make technology decisions that balance innovation with control, commercial value with risk, and speed with responsible execution.