Analyst Bios

Senior Vice President, Executive Services

James is responsible for developing and delivering thought leadership to help Info-Tech customers unlock the potential of technology as a transform... Read more

Research Fellow

Mark Anderson writes the most accurate predictive reports covering the computing and communication industries. His weekly Trends and Predictions... Read more

Research Director, Infrastructure & Operations

John Annand is a Director in the Infrastructure team at Info-Tech Research Group. His work thus far has focused on refining the technology roadmapp... Read more

Senior IT Consulting Analyst, Application Development

Sanchia Benedict is a Consulting Analyst in the Application Development practice at Info-Tech Research Group. She manages the creation and executio... Read more

Principal Research Advisor, CIO – Vendor Management

Scott Bickley is a Practice Lead & Principal Research Director at Info-Tech Research Group focused on Vendor Management and Contract Review. H... Read more

Research Director, Vendor Management

Phil Bode is a Research Director in the Vendor Management practice at Info-Tech Research Group. Phil has 30+ years of experience with IT procuremen... Read more

Vice President, Consulting

As a seasoned management consultant, Connie holds over 20 years of global executive-level experience. She has provided consulting services to organ... Read more

Senior Director, Executive Services

Matt comes to Info-Tech having worked with CXO-level executives across multiple industries. He has led strategy, operations, business and technolog... Read more

Workshop Specialist

Jean Bujold is a transformation leader helping organizations connect strategy, innovation, and technology into desired business outcomes. Jean'... Read more

Research Director, Applications – Project & Portfolio Management

Matt Burton is a Research Director at Info-Tech Research Group, specializing in Project Portfolio Management, Project Management, and Organizationa... Read more

Senior Director, Executive Services

John provides insights and guidance to business and technology leaders, helping them leverage Info-Tech’s tools and resources to deliver true busin... Read more

Principal Research Director, IT Service Provider Sector

Fred Chagnon is a Principal Research Director for Info-Tech Research Group. His background is largely rooted in IT Infrastructure and Operations, c... Read more

Senior Executive Advisor

A.C. is a Senior Executive Advisor with over 20 years of experience in the technology arena, where he has undertaken roles in application developme... Read more

Research Analyst

Benedict Chang is a Research Specialist in the Infrastructure and Operations practice at Info-Tech Research Group. Benedict’s focus is writing rese... Read more

Director of Infrastructure Services Consulting

Troy Cheeseman is a Director of Infrastructure Services Consulting at Info-Tech Research Group. Troy is a Senior IT Management professional with ... Read more

Senior Workshop Director

Sumit is a Senior Workshop Director in Info-Tech’s Research and Advisory Department and is one of the most experienced management consultants in th... Read more

Practice Lead, Applications

Cole Cioran leads the Applications at Info-Tech Research Group. Over the past 32 years, he has developed software; designed data, infrastructure, ... Read more

Research Director

Alex Ciraco is a software leader with over three decades of experience developing complex systems in a wide variety of industries and applications.... Read more

Executive Counselor

Janice is accountable for delivering value to clients as a trusted partner by helping clients capitalize on their memberships to more completely ta... Read more

Research Director, Applications – Data & Analytics

Dirk Coetsee is a Research & Advisory Director in the Data & Analytics practice. Dirk has over 25 years of experience in data management an... Read more

Principal Director, Infrastructure & Operations

Sandi Conrad is a Principal Research Director at Info-Tech Research Group with extensive experience gained over the years in process optimization, ... Read more

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 more

Practice Lead, Applications – Project & Portfolio Management

Barry Cousins is a Research Lead at Info-Tech Research Group, specializing in Project Portfolio Management, Project Management, and Organizational ... Read more

Senior Director, Security

Christine has over 30 years of progressive experience in the Leadership of IT and IT Security in several business sectors. Prior to joining Inf... Read more

Workshop Delivery Director, Security, Risk & Compliance

Filipe De Souza is a Workshop Delivery Director at Info-Tech Research Group focused on Security, Risk, and Privacy. Having previously worked in res... Read more

Executive Advisor

Tony Denford is an Executive Advisor at Info-Tech Research Group. Thrughout his career he has specialized in designing and implementing ITSM and Le... Read more

Research Director, Applications – Enterprise Applications

Ben Dickie is a Research Director at Info-Tech Research Group. His areas of expertise include customer experience management, CRM platforms and dig... Read more

Senior Workshop Director

Reddy is a Senior Workshop Director at Info-Tech Research Group, focused on Data Management and Specialized Analytics Applications. He has over 25 ... Read more

Research Director, Applications – Project & Portfolio Management

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 more

Director, Consulting

Specializing in enterprise applications and, more specifically, in ERP, Mark is an expert in structured ERP software selection with the goal of tra... Read more

Principal Research Advisor

Roberto Eberhardt is a Principal Research Advisor in the Industry Practice team. Roberto brings an extensive background with 15+ years of experienc... Read more

Principal Research Director, Applications – Agile Development & Management

Hans Eckman is a business transformation leader helping organizations connect business strategy and innovation to operational excellence. He suppor... Read more

Senior Director, Executive Services

Dave Espinosa, as an Executive Advisor, is accountable for driving value and success among our client’s leadership teams. By helping to unlock clie... Read more

Executive Counselor

A proven executive with broad experience across a number of industries. As the Regional CIO (MSD International – Luzern, Switzerland) supporting o... Read more

Senior Research Analyst, Applications – Project & Portfolio Management

Ugbad specializes in Project, Program, Portfolio and Organizational Change Management as well as setting up Project Management Offices. Prior to jo... Read more

Research Director, Applications – Enterprise Applications

Robert is a Research Director, Enterprise Applications at Info-Tech Research Group. He has more than 20 years of experience developing ERP applicat... Read more

Vice President, Advisory Services

Nora joined Info-Tech in 2020 and leads our Executive Advisory team. Nora is a results-driven technology executive and business strategist with a f... Read more

Senior Director, Executive Services

Sharon is passionate about building relationships and understanding needs of members and prospects. As an Executive Advisor, she focuses on ensuri... Read more

Practice Lead, CIO – 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-pract... Read more

Executive Advisor, Executive Services

Adib Ghubril focuses on research themes related to the future, such as the risks and benefits of adopting emerging technologies. Adib draws on ... Read more

Principal Research Director, Applications Delivery and Management

Throughout his career, Ari has followed three key principles: 1. Product-first mindset to everything he does. 2. Strong customer focus on value r... Read more

Research Lead, CIO – Strategy and Innovation

David Glazer is a Research Lead at Info-Tech Research Group where he leads emerging trends, IT strategy and digital transformation research. Da... Read more

Senior Workshop Director

Kieran helps Info-Tech members implement their IT transformations faster and more effectively by facilitating highly interactive workshops based on... Read more

Executive Advisor, Executive Services

George Goodall is an Executive Advisor in the Research Executive Services practice at Info-Tech Research Group. His primary focus is the unique cha... Read more

Director, Consulting

An expert in facilitating enterprise application solutions, Adriana focuses on defining associated strategies, facilitating business process improv... Read more

Senior Workshop Director

Denis is a transformational leader and experienced strategist who partners with you to communicate, relate, and adapt for success. He is the le... Read more

Senior Vice President, IT Advisory Services

Jack has more than 25 years of Technology and Management Consulting experience. He has served multi-billion dollar organizations in multiple indust... Read more

Senior Workshop Director

Paul Herzstein is a Senior Workshop Director at Info-Tech Research Group with over 38 years of technology and management consulting experience, del... Read more

Executive Counselor

Mike Higginbotham is an Executive Counselor as part of the Executive Services team at Info-Tech Research Group. Mike has over 20 years of techn... Read more

Research Director - Enterprise Applications

Lisa is a Director, Research – Enterprise Applications. She has over 20 years of experience helping organizations realize operational excellence th... Read more

Senior Director

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 more

Executive Counselor

Mark Hoeting is digital strategist, inspirational leader, and visionary with more than 30 years of success achieving strategic business goals and t... Read more

Senior Workshop Director

Bill is an Atlanta, Georgia-based Senior Workshop Director with 20+ years of leading technology delivery services and PMOs in global, enterprise IT... Read more

Principal Research Director, CIO

Valence is a Principal Research Director in the CIO Practice at Info-Tech Research Group, with extensive experience in helping organizations be suc... Read more

Research Director, Data & Analytics

Igor Ikonnikov is a Research & Advisory Director in the Data & Analytics practice. Igor has extensive experience in strategy formation and ... Read more

Research Director, CIO

As a Research Director in the CIO practice, Brian focuses on emerging trends, executive leadership strategy, and digital strategy. After more than ... Read more

Executive Counselor

Dave is passionate about working with executives and strategic leaders to improve their organizations and personal relative competitive advantage s... Read more

Practice Lead, Vendor Management

Steve Jeffery is a Director of Research, Vendor Management in the CIO practice at Info-Tech Research Group with 30+ years of experience in Informat... Read more

Division President, Advisory – Consulting

Chris is a dynamic trailblazer in IT research, producing unbiased and highly relevant information to empower CIOs and IT leaders to make strategic,... Read more

Senior Research Advisor, Industry

Jennifer Jones is a Senior Research Advisor in the Industry Practice. Jennifer brings over 10 years of healthcare industry experience, most recentl... Read more

Senior Director, Executive Services

John, as an Executive Advisor, is accountable for value recognition among our client’s leadership teams. By helping to unlock client potential thro... Read more

Senior Workshop Director

Dave Kernohan is a Senior Workshop Director in the Infrastructure practice at Info-Tech Research Group. Drawing on his broad experience in IT, he w... Read more

Snr Executive Advisor

Gerald is passionate about working with IT leaders and their departments, to achieve personal and organisational transformation. This is supported ... Read more

Research Director, Infrastructure & Operations

Allison Kinnaird is a Research Director for Info-Tech Research Group in the Infrastructure & Operations practice. She is a highly accomplished ... Read more

Research Specialist

Isaac is a Security Research Specialist who joined Info-Tech's Security, Risk, Privacy & Compliance Research Practice in January 2020. Isaac ha... Read more

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 more

Senior Research Analyst, People & Leadership Practice

Jane is a Senior Research Analyst in the People & Leadership practice at Info-Tech Research Group. Her areas of expertise include employee enga... Read more

Senior Research Analyst, Applications – Agile Development & Management

Andrew Kum-Seun is a Senior Research Analyst at Info-Tech Research Group. He covers key topics in the application roadmap and development space whi... Read more

Senior Vice President, Consulting Services

A sought-after industry expert, Naveen offers extensive business and technology insight into public and private sectors. Specializing in topics inc... Read more

Senior Consulting Analyst, Applications – Enterprise Applications

Samuel Leese is a member of the Enterprise Applications team at Info-Tech Research Group. As a Senior Analyst, Samuel has enjoyed both the opportun... Read more

Senior Director, Executive Services

John, as an Executive Advisor, is accountable for helping Info-Tech’s clients unlock their potential through maximizing the value they extract from... Read more

Senior Director, Executive Services

Jacques is responsible for delivering advice and coaching to help unlock client potential. Jacques provides Information Technology Leaders with ins... Read more

Senior Director

Milena Litoiu, is Principal/Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture. She has a Masters in Engineering, an executive MBA and extensive experience... Read more

Senior Research Analyst, CIO – Service Management

Andy Liu is a Senior Research Manager for the CIO Advisory Practice at Info-Tech Research Group covering key topics in IT strategy and emerging tec... Read more

Research Analyst, CIO Practice

Brittany Lutes is a Research Analyst in the CIO practice at Info-Tech Research Group. Brittany focuses on how organizations can deliver on their st... Read more

Research Director

Mark Maby is a member of the Industry Practice at Info-Tech Research Group. As a Research Director, Mark has had the opportunity to conduct targete... Read more

Research Director, Applications – Data & Analytics

Andrea Malick is a Research Director in the Data and Analytics practice at Info-Tech, focused on building best practices knowledge in the enterpris... Read more

Director, Vendor Advisory Services

Joel is a Director at Info-Tech Research Group where he is responsible for leading programs allowing software vendors to understand the buying beha... Read more

Research Director, CIO Practice – People & Leadership

As a Research Director for the CIO Advisory Practice at Info-Tech Research Group, Amanda is responsible for researching people- and leadership-focu... Read more

Research Lead, CIO Practice

Carlene McCubbin is a Research Lead for the CIO Advisory Practice at Info-Tech Research Group covering key topics in operating models & design,... Read more

Research Fellow, CIO

Kenneth McGee is a Research Fellow within the CIO practice at Info-Tech Research Group and is focused on IT business and financial management issue... Read more

Research

Vivek is in the Research team and writes on business transformation, innovation, design thinking, and machine learning. Before Info-Tech, Vivek wo... Read more

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Baird is passionate about partnering with business and technology leaders, providing Info-Tech’s research-based insights and guidance, and supporti... Read more

Research Director

Natalia Modjeska joined Info-Tech in June 2017 as Director, Research and Advisory for DnA (Data & Analytics). She brings more than 15 years of ... Read more

Senior Research Analyst, Security, Risk & Compliance

Ian is a member of the Security, Risk, and Compliance team at Info-Tech Research Group. His primary focus is developing and updating security resea... Read more

Vice President, IT Vendor Cost Optimization

Scott Mullan has decades of experience in IT executive sales leadership, sales management, sales, consulting, and business proprietorship. Before s... Read more

Research Director, CIO – Vendor Management

Aadil Nanji is a Research Director at Info-Tech Research Group focused on contract review and vendor management. He also has experience in the are... Read more

Practice Lead, Applications – Enterprise Architecture, Data & Analytics

Andy is Chief Enterprise Architect and Senior Research Director, Data and Analytics at Info-Tech Research Group. He has over 18 years of experience... Read more

Executive Counselor, Executive Services

In her role as Executive Counselor Susan is accountable for helping Info-Tech’s clients unlock their potential and the potential of their teams. Su... Read more

Executive Counselor

Through developing trusted relationships that develops over time, and with a focus on providing advice and deliverables customized to our client’s ... Read more

Research Director, Applications – Data & Analytics

Rajesh Parab is a Research Director at Info-Tech Research Group, focused on data and analytics in the Applications research and advisory practice. ... Read more

Principal Research Director

Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in the Information Technology and Human Resources research space, joining Info-Tech in 1998 as the first r... Read more

Principal Research Director , Security, Risk & Compliance

Kevin Peuhkurinen is a Research Director in the Security, Risk, and Compliance practice. His primary focus is on helping clients align security act... Read more

Vice President, CIO Research

In this role, Rick leads a group of research practices focused on People & Leadership, Strategy and Governance, Value & Performance, and Ve... Read more

Executive Advisor - Executive Services

Graham has an extensive background in IT service management consulting roles, change management roles, and business management positions within the... Read more

Research Specialist, Infrastructure & Operations

Mahmoud is a Research Specialist for Info-Tech Research Group’s Infrastructure & Operations practice team. He has over ten years of research ex... Read more

Research Analyst

Thomas Randall is a Research Specialist for Info-Tech Research Group’s Application Selection and CXM team. He primarily focuses on communications a... Read more

Principal Research Director, Industry

Rocco Rao is a Research Director and Executive Advisor with Info-Tech Research Group. With over 35 years of IT experience in the public and private... Read more

Research Lead, People & Leadership

Tracy-Lynn Reid is the Research Lead for the People & Leadership team within the CIO Advisory Practice, covering key topics related to IT staff... Read more

Senior Workshop Director

Joe Riley is a Senior Workshop Director for Infrastructure, Operations, Project Management, Innovation and IT Strategy practices at the Info-Tech R... Read more

Senior Research Analyst

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Research Specialist, Security, Risk & Compliance

To date, Logan's research has concentrated on data classification, incident response, and security governance and management. He is presently suppo... Read more

Senior Research Analyst, Infrastructure & Operations

Natalie is a Senior Research Analyst in the Infrastructure & Operations practice at Info-Tech Research Group. Her area of focus is in IT servic... Read more

Practice Lead - Security, Privacy, Risk & Compliance

Frank Sargent is a Director in the Security, Risk & Compliance Research Practice with Info-Tech Research Group. Frank has over 30 years of expe... Read more

Research Analyst, Infrastructure & Operations

Derek Shank's research focuses on I&O process improvements, productivity, future technology, and mergers and acquisitions. He advises clients o... Read more

Senior Research Analyst, Infrastructure & Operations

Andrew Sharp is a Senior Research Analyst in the Infrastructure & Operations practice at Info-Tech Research Group. Andrew covers disaster recov... Read more

Senior Director, Research – Enterprise Architecture

Chad Shortridge is a Senior Director, Research – Enterprise Applications. He has over 30 years of experience implementing and managing ERP applica... Read more

Practice Lead - Security, Privacy, Risk & Compliance

Aaron Shum is a Practice Lead in the Security, Privacy, Risk & Compliance team at Info-Tech Research Group. With 20+ years of experience across... Read more

Senior Research Analyst, Project Portfolio Management Practice

Teodora Siman is a Senior Research Analyst in the Project Portfolio Management (PPM) practice at Info-Tech Research Group. Teodora advises members ... Read more

Director

Crystal Singh is a Research Director at Info-Tech Research Group, focused on research and advisory in the Data and Information Management, Enterpri... Read more

Research Director and Executive Advisor, Infrastructure

John Sloan is a Research Director in the Infrastructure practice, and has been with Info-Tech Research Group since 1999. His current areas of resea... Read more

Research Director, Security, Privacy, Risk & Compliance

Cameron Smith is a Research Director in the Security, Privacy, Risk & Compliance practice. His primary focus is on helping our members to build... Read more

Managing Director, Consulting

As a client-focused strategist with strong organizational acumen, Reiaz leverages his 20+ years of management consulting experience to help C-suite... Read more

Research Advisor - Security, Privacy, Risk & Compliance

Shastri has over 30 years of experience in Information Technology, the last 12 years specifically in the area of SIEM/CSOC, which includes over 100... Read more

Principal Research Advisor | Infrastructure & Operations

Principal Research Advisor within the Infrastructure Practice, areas of focus include: Enterprise Infrastructure outsourcing (IaaS/PaaS, Managed ... Read more

Research Director, CIO Practice

Allison has nearly two decades of experience in IT, most notably as a business consultant with experience in business analysis, project/portfolio m... Read more

Research Specialist

Emily Sugerman is a research specialist in the Infrastructure and Operations research practice. Emily covers topics such as virtual events and onli... Read more

Principal Research Director

Alan Tang is a Principal Research Director at Info-Tech Research Group. He specializes in establishing and operationalizing risk-based and actionab... Read more

Vice President, Infrastructure & Operations

Mark Tauschek is the Vice President, Infrastructure Research Practice at Info-Tech Research Group. Previously, Mark was a Principal Consulting Anal... Read more

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... Read more

Research Advisor, Security, Privacy, Risk & Compliance

Jimmy Tom is a Research Advisor at Info-Tech Research Group with extensive experience managing the full spectrum of IT operations, infrastructure, ... Read more

Principal Research Advisor

David brings extensive experience from the Financial Services sector having worked 25 years on Bay Street Most recently he was a Corporate Financ... Read more

Research Advisor, Infrastructure

Frank Trovato is a Research Advisor for Info-Tech Research Group and a certified business continuity professional with extensive experience in disa... Read more

Executive Counselor

Vicki delivers results to executive clients and their teams by contextualizing Info-Tech’s research and frameworks and supporting her clients with ... Read more

Executive Counselor, Executive Services

Mary VanLeer is currently a CIO and Executive Counselor as part of the Executive Services team for Info-Tech Research Group. Her past positions inc... Read more

Research Director, Practice Lead Vendor Management

With over 20 years of experience in Alliances and Partner Management, Gordana Vuceta has worked with some of the top corporations in North America ... Read more

Principal Research Advisor, Vendor Management

Ted Walker is a Principal Research Advisor at Info-Tech Research Group focused on contract review and vendor management. He also has extensive expe... Read more

Vice President, Industry Research

Dave Wallace the VP, Industry Practice with Info-Tech Research Group. With over 39 years’ IT experience in the public and private sectors, Dave has... Read more

Director Business Development

Currently Director of Business Development for the Consulting services with ITRG, Keith has overall accountability for business development and cus... Read more

Consultant

Kriss’ expertise ranges from SIEM and vulnerability management to risk and compliance. Over a career spanning 25+ years, four continents, and marke... Read more

Senior Research Analyst, Infrastructure & Operations

Ken Weston is a Senior Research Analyst and Management Consultant in the Infrastructure & Operations Practice at Info-Tech Research Group. Ken ... Read more

Senior Director, Executive Services

William has over 30 years of experience in Information Technology. With almost 20 years specifically in the area of IT Risk(with IBM) that include... Read more

Research Fellow

After over half a century in IT and 14 years with Info-Tech Research Group, Andy retired at the end of 2019. In his 14 years with Info-Tech, Andy h... Read more

Counselor, Executive Services

Sallie’s experiences include… Fulton County Government: CIO for Georgia’s largest County, home to Atlanta. $32M budget supporting 5,000 employe... Read more

Principal Research Advisor, Infrastructure

Scott Young is a Director of Infrastructure Research at Info-Tech Research Group. Scott has worked in the technology field for over 15 years with a... Read more