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Years of Experience
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10 years at Gartner
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28 years IT industry
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Roles and Responsibilities
Dave Aron is a vice president and Gartner Fellow in the CIO Research group, focusing on IT leadership issues. Mr. Aron is a thought leader on business and IT strategy, leadership, mergers and acquisitions, CEO-CFO-CIO interactions, benefits realization, governance, and enterprise agility. He received Gartner's Analyst of the Year Award for 2009. He has taught business and IT topics at a number of business schools, including London Business School and Oxford University's Said Business School. He has co-written a book, published by FT Prentice Hall, explaining IT concepts for business managers.
Previous Experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Aron had 10 years of experience as a technologist and five years as a business strategy consultant. As a technologist, Mr. Aron ran IT systems at banks and in the utilities industry. He also held a CTO position at a wireless Internet startup. Mr. Aron's strategy work has included supporting merger and acquisition deals, establishing corporate venturing processes, facilitating corporate strategy processes, and evaluating market opportunities. Mr. Aron has worked for McKinsey and has consulted independently.
Professional Background
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McKinsey, Associate, 2 years
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Baring Securities, Systems and Security Manager, 4 years
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Xtempus, CTO, 2 years
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Industry Awards/Accolades
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Gartner Analyst of the Year, 2009
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Fellow of British Computer Society (FBCS)
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Chartered IT Professional (CITP)
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Member of Information Systems Control and Audit Association
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Education
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M.B.A., London Business School
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B.Sc. (I), Queen Mary College
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Languages
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English
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Japanese
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