John A. Wheeler Research Director Atlanta, GA USA Years of Experience 2 years at Gartner 21 years IT industry Areas of Coverage Regulatory Compliance View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities John A. Wheeler is a Research Director with responsibility for covering compliance, risk management and leadership topics. His areas of specialty include enterprise risk management, internal audit, corporate governance and IT/operational risk. Mr. Wheeler is a recognized expert and frequent speaker/author on the effective use of risk management practices in large, complex organizations. He has more than 20 years of professional experience in a variety of financial operations, risk management and IT-related roles. Previous Experience Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Wheeler founded and led a management consulting firm specializing in enterprise risk management and control. Mr. Wheeler also has served as a senior vice president and senior risk officer within the Corporate Risk Management division at a major U.S. financial services company. In this role, Mr. Wheeler's responsibilities included providing leadership and corporatewide oversight of the company's operational risk management and financial regulatory compliance program. In addition, Mr. Wheeler has directed financial reporting, financial shared services, and corporate accounting operations for companies in both the media/entertainment and healthcare industries. Mr. Wheeler also has wide-ranging experience providing risk management, financial operations process improvement and IT advisory services with two global professional services firms. Professional Background Wheelhouse Advisors, Managing Principal, 3 years SunTrust Banks, Senior Vice President and Senior Risk Officer, 8 years Emory Healthcare, Director, Financial Operations & Controller, 3 years Industry Awards/Accolades 100 Most Influential People in Finance, Treasury & Risk Management Magazine - 2005 Top 40 Finance Executives under 40, Treasury & Risk Management Magazine - 2005 Education M.B.A., Organizational Management, Emory University B.B.A., Finance, Emory University Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) Toolkit: Job Description for the IT Compliance Manager 08-Mar-2013 John A. Wheeler Introducing the ERM/GRC Blueprint for a Successful Risk Management and Compliance Program 06-Mar-2013 John A. Wheeler, French Caldwell Agenda Overview for Security and Risk Management Leaders, 2013 03-Jan-2013 Carsten Casper, Roberta J. Witty, Paul E. Proctor, Tom Scholtz, John A. Wheeler Toolkit: Strategic Road Map for Compliance 06-Nov-2012 John A. Wheeler Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance Platforms 04-Oct-2012 French Caldwell, John A. Wheeler