Analyst Bios
James Alexander
Senior Vice President, CIO and Vendor Management Practice


Mark Anderson
Research Fellow
Mark Anderson writes the most accurate predictive reports covering the computing and communication industries. His weekly Trends and Predictions... Read moreJohn Annand
Director, Infrastructure
John Annand is a Senior Research Manager in the Infrastructure team at Info-Tech Research Group. His work thus far has focused on refining the tech... Read moreGopi Bheemavarapu
Research Director and Executive Advisor, Enterprise Architecture
Gopi is a Research Director in the CIO advisory practice at Info-Tech Research Group. He leads the research agenda of Enterprise Architecture, Busi... Read moreScott Bickley
Senior Research Director and Executive Advisor, Vendor Management


Paul Brown
Practice Lead, CIO Research & Advisory
As a Senior Research Director at Info-Tech Research Group, Paul Brown manages a team of analysts to develop and deliver best practice research. He... Read moreMatt Burton
Research Director and Executive Advisor, PPM
Matt Burton is a Research Director at Info-Tech Research Group, specializing in Project Portfolio Management, Project Management, and Organizationa... Read moreJohn Burwash
Senior Executive Advisor, CIO Practice
John Burwash is a Senior Executive Advisor with Info-Tech Research Group. With over 25 years’ experience in IT leadership roles across multiple ind... Read moreFred Chagnon
Senior Director, Infrastructure


Sumit Chowdhury
Senior Research Director and Executive Advisor, Infrastructure
Sumit is a Senior Research Director in Info-Tech’s Research and Advisory Department and is one of the most experienced management consultants in th... Read moreCole Cioran
Senior Research Director, Application Development and Portfolio Management

Sandi Conrad
Senior Research Director and Executive Advisor, Infrastructure


Russ Conwath
Research Fellow
Editor's note: Although Russ is no longer with us, his experience and dedication had a lasting influence on our research and consulting practice ar... Read moreBarry Cousins
Senior Research Director and Executive Advisor, PPM

Ben Dickie
Research Director and Executive Advisor, Applications


Travis Duncan
Research Manager, PPM
Travis Duncan is a Research Manager on the PMO team at Info-Tech Research Group. Travis has extensive knowledge in the Project Portfolio Management... Read moreLarry Fretz
Practice Lead and Executive Advisor, Gaming & Hospitality
As the Gaming & Hospitality Practice Lead at Info-Tech Research Group, Larry Fretz manages a team of analysts to develop and deliver best-practice ... Read moreBernie Gillies
Senior Executive Advisor, CIO Practice
Bernie brings more than 30 years of experience in the information technology industry to Info-Tech. Prior to joining Info-Tech, he spent 10 years a... Read moreGeorge Goodall
Research Director, Small Enterprise Practice


Randy Hearn
Executive Advisor, Applications


Michel Hebert
Research Director and Executive Advisor, Infrastructure


Paul Herzstein
Consulting Director and Executive Advisor, PPM
Paul Herzstein is a Consulting Director in the Applications Advisory team at Info-Tech Research Group. Paul has over 35 years of IT and management ... Read moreSidney Hodgson
Senior Executive Advisor, CIO Practice
Sidney Hodgson is a Senior Executive Advisor at Info-Tech Research Group with over 30 years of experience in IT leadership roles as CIO of three or... Read moreValence Howden
Research Director and Executive Advisor, CIO and Enterprise Architecture
Valence Howden is a Research Director in the CIO Advisory Group at Info-Tech Research Group. He specializes in helping organizations design their I... Read moreJessica Ireland
Associate Director, Security & Risk
Jessica Ireland is the Associate Director for the Security and Risk research team. At Info-Tech, Jessica oversees the daily operations of the prac... Read moreDave Kernohan
Research Director and Executive Advisor, Infrastructure
Dave Kernohan is a Research Director in the Infrastructure practice at Info-Tech Research Group. Drawing on his broad experience in IT, he works wi... Read moreFrank Koelsch
Research Fellow
With over 30 years in the industry, Frank Koelsch is an expert in IT and business transformation. He is a seasoned professional with a broad range... Read moreAndrew Kum-Seun
Research Manager, Applications

Joel Martin
Senior Research Director, CIO Practice
Joel is a Senior Director at Info-Tech Research Group where he is responsible for developing and delivering thought leadership to help CIOs, busine... Read moreCarlene McCubbin
Research Director and Executive Advisor, CIO
Carlene McCubbin is a Research Director for the CIO Advisory Practice at Info-Tech Research Group covering key topics in organization and leadershi... Read moreNatalia Modjeska
Research Director, BI & Data
Natalia Modjeska joined Info-Tech in June 2017 as Director, Research and Advisory for BI & Data. She brings more than 15 years of experience in dev... Read moreAadil Nanji
Research Manager, Vendor Management
Aadil Nanji is a Research Manager at Info-Tech Research Group focused on contract review and vendor management. He also has experience in the area... Read moreRajesh Parab
Research Director and Executive Advisor, BI, Data & Analytics

Frank Sargent
Research Director and Executive Advisor, Security & Risk


Abiella Schneider-Friedman
Director, CIO and Vendor Practice
Abiella leads a research-focused team in the CIO and Vendor practice where her work focuses on IT innovation and employee engagement. She has desig... Read moreCrystal Singh
Research Director and Executive Advisor, BI & Data
Crystal Singh is a Research Director at Info-Tech Research Group, focused on research and advisory in the Data and Information Management, Enterpri... Read moreJohn Sloan
Research Director and Executive Advisor, Infrastructure


Ryan Smith
Associate Research Director, Applications
Ryan Smith is an Associate Research Director in Info-Tech’s Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Practice. He specializes in the development of ECM ... Read moreDarin Stahl
Senior Research Director, Enterprise Infrastructure


Mark Tauschek
Vice President, Infrastructure Research Practice


Bill Terrill
Editor's note: Although Bill is no longer with us, his experience and wisdom have had a lasting influence on our research department, and he will b...
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Sean Thurston
Senior Research Director and Executive Advisor, Security & Risk
Sean Thurston is a Senior Director in the Security and Risk Research Practice with Info-Tech Research Group. Sean has over 20 years of experience i... Read moreFrank Trovato
Research Director and Executive Advisor, Infrastructure


Dave Wallace
Senior Research Director and Executive Advisor, CIO
Dave Wallace is a Senior Research Director and Executive Advisor with Info-Tech Research Group. With over 36 years’ IT experience in the public and... Read moreBrad Wells
Research Director and Executive Advisor, Infrastructure

Ken Weston
Research Manager, Infrastructure & Operations


Andy Woyzbun
Senior Executive Advisor, CIO
