Michael J. Bingle

Peter E. Bisson

Richard J. Bressler

Raul E. Cesan

Karen E. Dykstra

Anne Sutherland Fuchs

William O. Grabe

Eugene A. Hall, Chief Executive Officer

Stephen G. Pagliuca

Eileen M. Serra

James C. Smith, Chairman of the Board




Eugene A. Hall, Chief Executive Officer

Craig Safian, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Joe Beck, Executive Vice President, Global Technology Sales

Ken Davis, Executive Vice President, Products & Services

Alwyn Dawkins, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Events

Michael P. Diliberto, Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Scott Hensel, Executive Vice President, Consulting

Jules Kaufman, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Robin Kranich, Executive Vice President, Human Resources

David McVeigh, Executive Vice President, New Market Programs

Peter Sondergaard, Executive Vice President, Research & Advisory

Chris Thomas, Executive Vice President, Global Business Sales

Michael J. Bingle has been a director since October 2004. Mr. Bingle is a Managing Partner and Managing Director of Silver Lake, a private equity firm that he joined in January 2000. Prior thereto, he was a principal with Apollo Management, L.P., a private equity firm, and an investment banker at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He is a former director of TD Ameritrade Holding and Virtu Financial Inc.

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Peter E. Bisson has been a director since August 2016. Mr. Bisson recently retired from McKinsey & Company where he last served as Director and Global Leader of the High Tech Practice. Mr. Bisson held a number of other leadership positions at McKinsey & Company, including chair of its knowledge committee, which guides the firm's knowledge investment and communication strategies, member of the firm's shareholders committee, and leader of the firm's strategy and telecommunications practices. In more than 30 years at McKinsey & Company, Mr. Bisson advised a variety of multinational public companies in the technology-based products and services industry. Mr. Bisson is also a director of ADP.

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Richard J. Bressler has been a director since February 2006. Mr. Bressler is President and Chief Financial Officer of iHeartMedia, Inc., and Chief Financial Officer of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. Prior to joining iHeartMedia, he served as Managing Director of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., a Boston-based private equity firm, from 2006 to July 2013. He joined Thomas H. Lee Partners from his role as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Viacom Inc., where he managed all strategic, financial, business development and technology functions. Mr. Bressler has also served in various capacities with Time Warner Inc., including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Digital Media and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Time Warner Inc. Prior to joining Time Inc., he was a partner with the accounting firm of Ernst & Young. Mr. Bressler is currently a Director of iHeartMedia, Inc., and a former director of The Nielsen Company B.V. and Warner Music Group Corp.

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Raul E. Cesan has been a director since February 2012. Since 2001, Mr. Cesan has been the Founder and Managing Partner of Commercial Worldwide LLC, an investment firm. Prior thereto, he spent 25 years at Schering – Plough Corporation, serving in various capacities of increasing executive responsibility, including most recently as: the President and Chief Operating Officer (from 1998 to 2001); Executive Vice President of Schering-Plough Corporation and President of Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals (from 1994 – 1998); President of Schering Laboratories, U.S. Pharmaceutical Operations (from 1992 to 1994); and President of Schering – Plough International (from 1988 to 1992). Mr. Cesan is also a director of The New York Times Company.

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Karen E. Dykstra has been a director since July 2007. Ms. Dykstra served as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer from November 2013 to July 2015, and as Chief Financial Officer from September 2012 to November 2013, of AOL, Inc. From January 2007 until December 2010, Ms. Dykstra was a Partner of Plainfield Asset Management LLC (“Plainfield”), and she served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Plainfield Direct LLC, Plainfield’s business development company, from May 2006 to 2010, and as a director from 2007 to 2010. Prior thereto, she spent over 25 years with Automatic Data Processing, Inc., serving most recently as Chief Financial Officer from January 2003 to May 2006, and prior thereto as Vice President – Finance, Corporate Controller and in other capacities. Ms. Dykstra is a director of VMware, Inc. and a former director of Crane Co. and AOL, Inc.

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Anne Sutherland Fuchs has been a director since July 1999. Ms. Fuchs served as Group President, Growth Brands Division, Digital Ventures, a division of J.C. Penney Company, Inc., from November 2010 until April 2012. She also served as Chair of the Commission on Women’s Issues for New York City during the Bloomberg Administration, a position she held from 2002 through 2013. Previously, Ms. Fuchs served as a consultant to companies on branding and digital initiatives, and as a senior executive with operational responsibility at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg and several publishing companies, including Hearst Corporation, Conde Nast, Hachette and CBS. Ms. Fuchs is also a director of Pitney Bowes Inc.

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William O. Grabe has been a director since April 1993. Mr. Grabe is an Advisory Director of General Atlantic LLC, a global private equity firm. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 1992, Mr. Grabe was a Vice President and Corporate Officer of IBM Corporation. Mr. Grabe is presently a director of Covisint Corporation, QTS Realty Trust, Inc. and Lenovo Group Limited. He is a former director of Infotech Enterprises Limited, Compuware Corporation and iGate Computer Systems Limited (f/k/a Patni Computer Systems Ltd.).

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Chief Executive Officer

Gene Hall is Chief Executive Officer at Gartner.

He has been Chief Executive Officer and a director since August 2004. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Hall was a senior executive at Automatic Data Processing, Inc., a Fortune 500 global technology and service company, serving most recently as President, Employers Services Major Accounts Division, a provider of human resources and payroll services. Prior to joining ADP in 1998, Mr. Hall spent 16 years at McKinsey & Company, most recently as Director.

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Stephen G. Pagliuca has been a director since July 1990 (except for a six month hiatus beginning in late 2009 when he entered the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race). Mr. Pagliuca is a Managing Director of Bain Capital Partners, LLC and is also a Managing Partner and an owner of the Boston Celtics basketball franchise. Mr. Pagliuca joined Bain & Company in 1982, and founded the Information Partners private equity fund for Bain Capital in 1989. Prior to joining Bain, Mr. Pagliuca worked as a senior accountant and international tax specialist for Peat Marwick Mitchell & Company in the Netherlands. Mr. Pagliuca is a former director of Burger King Holdings, Inc., HCA, Inc. (Hospital Corporation of America), Quintiles Transnational Corporation and Warner Chilcott PLC.

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Eileen Serra has been a director since October 2017. Ms. Serra retired from JPMorgan Chase & Co. in February 2018, where she last served as a Senior Advisor focusing on strategic growth initiatives across Chase Consumer and Community Banking businesses. From 2012 to 2016, she served as the CEO of Chase Card Services. Prior to joining Chase Card Services in 2006, Ms. Serra was a Managing Director at Merrill Lynch. She was a Senior Vice President at American Express and a partner at McKinsey & Company earlier in her career.

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Chairman of the Board

James C. Smith has been a director since October 2002 and Chairman of the Board since August 2004. Until its sale in 2004, Mr. Smith was Chairman of the Board of First Health Group Corp., a national health benefits company. He also served as First Health's Chief Executive Officer from January 1984 through January 2002 and President from January 1984 to January 2001.

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Chief Executive Officer

See bio above.

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Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Craig Safian is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Gartner.

Mr. Safian joined Gartner in 2002. He has held numerous leadership positions in the company including: Group Vice President of Global Finance Strategy & Corporate Development, Group Vice President of Strategy, and Managing Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis. Prior to Gartner he held finance positions at Headstrong (now part of Genpact) and Bristol-Myers Squibb, and was an accountant for Friedman, LLP.

Mr. Safian holds a bachelor's degree from Rutgers College and a MBA with a concentration in Finance from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. He also achieved CPA licensure in the State of New York.

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Executive Vice President, Global Technology Sales

Joe Beck is Executive Vice President, Global Technology Sales.

Mr. Beck joined Gartner in 1997 as a sales executive. Most recently, he was the leader of the Americas End User Sales organization. Prior to this role, Mr. Beck held positions of increasing seniority within sales. Before joining Gartner, Mr. Beck spent six years in sales at McGraw-Hill/Datapro Information Services.

Mr. Beck holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Dayton.

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Executive Vice President, Products & Services

Ken Davis is Executive Vice President, Products and Services at Gartner.

Mr. Davis joined Gartner in 2005 as Senior Vice President of Strategy, Marketing and Business Development. He has also held the roles of Senior Vice President, High Tech and Telecom Programs and Senior Vice President, End User Programs. Prior to Gartner, Mr. Davis was a partner at McKinsey & Company where he served software and services clients.

Mr. Davis holds a bachelor's degree from Middlebury College and a Ph.D. in atomic physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Executive Vice President, Worldwide Events

Alwyn Dawkins is Executive Vice President, Worldwide Events.

Mr. Dawkins joined Gartner in 2002. Prior to Gartner, he spent 10 years at Richmond Events, culminating in his role as Executive Vice President responsible for their North American business. Mr. Dawkins began his events career at Trinity Publishing and Exhibitions, which was later acquired by DMG (Daily Mail Group) World Media.

Mr. Dawkins holds a bachelor of science degree in Applied Economics from the University of London.

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Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Michael P. Diliberto is the Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer at Gartner.

He joined as Chief Information Officer and a director of the company in May 2016. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Diliberto was Chief Information Officer at Priceline.com, a leader in online travel and related services. Prior to joining Priceline in 1998, Mr. Diliberto held senior roles leading content engineering and product automation. Mr. Diliberto also served as a Sergeant in the US Army Reserves for 9 years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from State University of New York at New Paltz.

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Executive Vice President, Consulting

Scott Hensel is Executive Vice President, Consulting at Gartner.

Mr. Hensel joined Gartner in 2017 as Executive Vice President, Consulting. Prior to Gartner, Mr. Hensel was President, Services, Parts and Customer Solutions, at Terex Corporation. Prior to joining Terex, Mr. Hensel was a partner at McKinsey & Company where he served clients in the IT and business services sectors.

Mr. Hensel holds a bachelor's degree from Brown University and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Jules Kaufman is Executive Vice President, general counsel & corporate secretary, at Gartner.

Mr. Kaufman joined Gartner in 2017 as Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary. Prior to Gartner, Mr. Kaufman was Chief Legal Officer & Secretary at Coty, a leading global beauty company. Prior to joining Coty, Mr. Kaufman was General Counsel, Europe/South Pacific at Colgate Palmolive, and prior to that Mr. Kaufman managed the Corporate, Securities and M&A practice at Colgate. Mr. Kaufman began his career practicing corporate law in New York.

Mr. Kaufman is a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Virginia School of Law.

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Executive Vice President, Human Resources

Robin Kranich is Executive Vice President, Human Resources at Gartner.

Ms. Kranich joined Gartner in 1994 and has held a variety of sales, operational and general manager roles. Previously, she was Senior Vice President, End-User Programs and Senior Vice President, Gartner Executive Programs. Earlier in her career at Gartner, she served as Vice President and Chief of Staff to the President. Prior to joining Gartner Ms. Kranich worked in the technology group at Marriott International.

Ms. Kranich holds a bachelor's degree from American University.

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Executive Vice President, New Market Programs

David McVeigh is Executive Vice President, New Market Programs at Gartner.

Mr. McVeigh joined Gartner in 2015 as Senior Vice President of New Market Programs. Prior to Gartner, Mr. McVeigh was a managing director at Hellman & Friedman, an operating partner at The Blackstone Group and a partner at McKinsey & Company.

Mr. McVeigh holds a bachelor's degree from Lafayette College and masters degrees from Stanford University and Columbia University.

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Executive Vice President, Gartner Research & Advisory

Peter Sondergaard is Executive Vice President, Research & Advisory, at Gartner.

Mr. Sondergaard joined Gartner in 1989 as research analyst and has worked with clients in a broad range of sectors and geographies. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Sondergaard was Research Director at IDC in Europe, and, formerly responsible for the integration of PCs and data at Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS).

Mr. Sondergaard holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Copenhagen.

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Executive Vice President, Global Business Sales

Chris Thomas is Executive Vice President, Global Business Sales, at Gartner.

Mr. Thomas joined Gartner in 2000 as a sales executive. Most recently, he was the leader of Americas Major Accounts Sales. Prior to this role, Mr. Thomas led the North America and Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) SMB sales organizations. Before joining Gartner, Mr. Thomas spent seven years in Procurement, Sales & Marketing at Exxon Mobil.

Mr. Thomas holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Aston in Birmingham, England.

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