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Years of Experience
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10 years at Gartner
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13 years IT industry
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Roles and Responsibilities
David Furlonger is a vice president and distinguished analyst in Gartner's Industry Research group. Mr. Furlonger leads the worldwide research agenda for the banking and investment services industry with responsibility for technology and business research. His areas of expertise include corporate/investment banking, security brokerage, venture capital, asset management and corporate treasury. His specific research focus is industry structure - trends and directions, strategy, business and IT architecture, trading, innovation, and risk management.
Previous Experience
Mr. Furlonger has more than 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Gartner, he acted as a consultant to the industry for vendors as well as consultancy companies and financial institutions. He co-ran a dot-com startup for three years, taking the company through a direct public offering and subsequent acquisition. During this time, Mr. Furlonger was involved in designing and deploying one of the first fully integrated financial portals and live-to-air national television programs. Other roles have included defining management strategy and planning, merger and acquisition activity, market analysis, product development, and project management. During the previous 17 years, Mr. Furlonger held various positions in investment and international banking companies, including management roles in proprietary trading and risk management, data modeling, financial engineering, and quantitative analysis. This involved system design and selection. In addition, Mr. Furlonger was deputy European treasurer of a U.S. multinational chemical and precious metal company and participated in the early adoption and deployment of corporate treasury systems. He has also lectured on a range of e-finance, trading and risk management tactics.
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Peridot International Enterprises, Founder and Director, 3 years
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Baring Brothers & Co., Manager, Proprietary Trading, 7 years
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Engelhard Inc., Deputy European Corporate Treasurer, 4 years
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Industry Awards/Accolades
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Freeman City of London
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General Registered Representative
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Member, Society of Technical Analysts
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Member, International Foreign Exchange Association
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Member, Securities and Futures Association
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Education
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Qualifications in business studies, corporate finance and accounting from the City of London University and the London Business School
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