Mark Raskino VP & Gartner Fellow Egham United Kingdom Years of Experience 10 years at Gartner 25 years IT industry Areas of Coverage IT Management View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities Mark Raskino is a vice president and Gartner Fellow in the Executive Leadership and Innovation group of Gartner Research. Mr. Raskino works primarily with mixed teams of senior and business executives (outside the tech sector). He covers technology and related macro-trends, their business strategy and IT management implications. He specializes in researching the interaction between CEO agendas and IT. Mr. Raskino is co-author of the 2008 Harvard Press book "Mastering the Hype Cycle," Gartner's annual business executive survey and the annual "CIO Resolutions" report. He is an accomplished and frequent international event keynote speaker. Current key research topics include: - IT and the great recession - Strategic IT cost cutting - Adoptive innovation and the Hype Cycle - CEO perspectives - New trends in IT-enabled business growth Previous Experience In previous roles at Gartner, Mr. Raskino has: - Chaired Gartner's Emerging Trends Symposium (2007 and 2008) - Developed macro-scale emerging trends research (2005 and 2006) - Co-led Gartner's real-time enterprise research (2003 and 2004) - Coordinated IT cost containment research (2002) - Led B2C e-business research in Europe (2000 and 2001) Before joining Gartner, Mr. Raskino was a senior e-business manager at British Airways, following prior work within its IT department on loyalty programs, airport operations and revenue management systems. Early in his career, Mr. Raskino worked in IT departments in the telecommunications and oil industries. Professional Background British Airways, Senior Manager, E-Business Division, 13 years Education M.S., Information Technology B.A., with honors, Business Studies LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) CIO New Year's Resolutions, 2010 12-Jan-2010 John Mahoney, Mark Raskino Insights on a Future Growth Industry: An Interview With Colin Angle, CEO, iRobot 08-Jan-2010 Mark Raskino Predicts 2010: CIOs and IT Executives Brace for a Tough Year, Even as Economic Indicators Improve 15-Dec-2009 Ken McGee, Kathy Harris, Diane Morello, Mark Raskino, Jorge Lopez, Stephen Prentice Predicts 2010: Executive Churn, Business Restructuring and New Growth Paths Shape 2010 15-Dec-2009 Mark Raskino, Ken McGee, Diane Morello, Kathy Harris, Jorge Lopez, Stephen Prentice Early Findings From the 2010 Gartner CEO and Business Executive Survey 09-Dec-2009 Mark Raskino, Jorge Lopez