Earl Perkins Research VP Birmingham, AL USA Years of Experience 6 years at Gartner 35 years IT industry Areas of Coverage Security & Privacy View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities Earl Perkins is a Research Vice President in Systems, Security and Risk at Gartner. His focus areas include: (1) identity and access management (IAM), including user administration/provisioning; (2) identity and access governance (IAG); (3) externalized authorization management; (4) IAM consulting, system integration, managed services, and IAM for cloud; (5) IAM strategy, markets and futures; and (6) industrial control or operational technology (OT) security. Previous Experience Mr. Perkins has more than 33 years of IT and security experience, and has worked in several industries, including: - Education (mathematics) - Oil and gas - Energy and utilities - Software (Microsoft) - IT research Much of his career has been focused on planning, building and operating networks, as well as software and system development, integration and security. He has been recognized for achievements in designing, deploying and securing networks and systems for four corporations (two U.S.-based and two international) and managing IT restructurings. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Perkins held director positions at Microsoft in market research as well as vice president and senior director positions in network, security and risk strategies at the IT research firm Meta Group (acquired by Gartner in 2005). He also held IT management and technical roles at Entergy, an electric utility based in New Orleans, and senior manager positions at London Energy in London, England. Professional Background Microsoft, Director - Security & Identity Market Research, 2 years Meta Group and Gartner, VP - Security & Risk Strategies, VP - Security & Privacy, 5 years Entergy Services (Electric Utility), IT Advisor, Director, Sr. Manager, Manager, Supervisor, 16 years Education B.S., Mathematics Education, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana M.Ed., Mathematics Education, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana Completed some postgraduate courses in business leadership education, computer science, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, and other universities Holds a teaching certificate for secondary education and university mathematics LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) Cool Vendors in Security: Identity and Access Management, 2013 29-Apr-2013 Ray Wagner, Avivah Litan, Earl Perkins Cool Vendors in IT/OT Alignment and Integration, 2013 23-Apr-2013 Kristian Steenstrup, Geoff Johnson, Earl Perkins, Massimo Pezzini, W. Roy Schulte Report Highlight for Market Trends: Critical Infrastructure Protection, Worldwide, 2013 09-Apr-2013 Ruggero Contu, Earl Perkins Market Trends: Critical Infrastructure Protection, Worldwide, 2013 26-Mar-2013 Ruggero Contu, Earl Perkins Top 10 Business Trends Impacting the Utility Industry in 2013 22-Mar-2013 Zarko Sumic, Kristian Steenstrup, Earl Perkins, Randy Rhodes, Chet Geschickter