Analyst Profile
Rishi Sood
Rishi Sood
Research VP
San Jose, CA USA
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Years of Experience
17 years at Gartner
18 years IT industry
Areas of Coverage
Government

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Roles and Responsibilities
Rishi Sood is a vice president in Gartner, where he leads the Gartner for Business Leaders research for the U.S. State and Local Government, U.S. Federal Government and Global Public Sector programs. In this capacity, Mr. Sood provides strategic direction for his clients by helping them understand key business issues, leading technology trends and drivers, demand for IT solutions, industry best practices, competitive landscapes, and future scenarios for public sector organizations. Within the state and local government marketplace, Mr. Sood specializes in the following agency segments: health, human services, tax/revenue and public safety. Mr. Sood's key technology areas include e-government, CRM, outsourcing, homeland security, ERP and agency-specific solutions. His key business issues include economic development, governance, sourcing and customer service. Within the U.S. federal government market, Mr. Sood focuses on the civilian, defense and intelligence agency segments. His key technology areas include e-government, security, RFID, CRM, IT services, outsourcing, data warehousing and ERP. Mr. Sood's key business issues are e-government, homeland security, transformation and sourcing. He frequently presents at major industry conferences and is a regular contributor to leading IT services publications. He managed a monthly column called "Across the Digital Nation" for Washington Technology magazine.
Previous Experience
Mr. Sood joined Gartner with the acquisition of G2 Research, where he was vice president, managing the firm's Global Industries group, as well as being chief analyst for state and local government.
Professional Background
G2 Research Inc., vice president, 6 years
Industry Awards/Accolades
Gartner Thought Leadership Award
Gartner Gold Team Award
Gartner Research Award, 2005
Gartner Quarterly Award, 2007
Gartner Quarterly Award, 2008
Education
B.A., University of Chicago
Languages
English
Spanish




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