Robert L. Goodwin Managing VP Emeryville, CA USA Years of Experience 8 years at Gartner 39 years IT industry Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities Robert Goodwin is a group/team manager in Gartner Research, where he leads the Industry Market Strategies (vertical markets), Small and Midsize Business, and IT Marketing and Channels Practices. He is a regular speaker and conference chairperson at transportation and travel industry conferences. Previous Experience Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Goodwin spent 10 years as a senior research and marketing executive with three other IT-oriented research companies, INPUT, Killen & Associates, and Zona Research. Earlier, he was senior vice president of Hotel Information Systems, president and COO of Command Data Systems and director of marketing at Xerox Computer Services. He began his business career in sales and sales management positions at IBM. Professional Background Xerox Computer Services, Director of Marketing, 10 years Command Data Systems, President & COO, 6 years INPUT, Vice President Research, Vice President Sales , 5 years Industry Awards/Accolades Seven IBM Hundred Percent Clubs Active duty as a line officer in the U.S. Navy Volunteer and docent aboard the USS Aircraft CarrierHornet Museum Advisor to Senior Medi-Benefits, a nonprofit organization Education B.A., psychology, Occidental College LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) Forecast: IT Spending by Industry Market, Worldwide, 2007-2013, 3Q09 Update 16-Oct-2009 Kenneth F. Brant, Susan Cournoyer, Vittorio D'Orazio, Derry N. Finkeldey, Robert L. Goodwin, Cynthia Moore, Venecia K Liu, John-David Lovelock, Rika Narisawa, Jeffrey Roster, Rishi Sood Dataquest Alert: Forecast, IT Spending in Industries, Worldwide, 3Q09 Update 09-Oct-2009 Kenneth F. Brant, Susan Cournoyer, Vittorio D'Orazio, Derry N. Finkeldey, Robert L. Goodwin, Venecia K Liu, John-David Lovelock, Cynthia Moore, Rika Narisawa, Jeffrey Roster, Rishi Sood Dataquest Insight: Assessing the Stimulus and Preparing for the Recovery in Vertical Markets 23-Sep-2009 Rishi Sood, Venecia K Liu, Kenneth F. Brant, Susan Cournoyer, Robert L. Goodwin, Derry N. Finkeldey, John-David Lovelock, Jeffrey Roster, Cynthia Moore Forecast: Transportation Industry IT Spending, 2007-2013, Midyear 2009 Update 31-Aug-2009 Robert L. Goodwin, Vittorio D'Orazio, Derry N. Finkeldey, Katsushi Shiga Forecast: IT Spending by Industry Market, Worldwide, Midyear 2009 Update 20-Aug-2009 Kenneth F. Brant, Susan Cournoyer, Vittorio D'Orazio, Derry N. Finkeldey, Robert L. Goodwin, Venecia K Liu, John-David Lovelock, Cynthia Moore, Jeffrey Roster, Katsushi Shiga, Rishi Sood