George Shiffler III Research Director San Jose, CA USA Years of Experience 15 years at Gartner 15 years IT industry Areas of Coverage PCs, Laptops & Handheld Devices View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities George Shiffler is a principal analyst in Gartner Dataquest, where he is part of the Computing Platforms and Systems group. Mr. Shiffler oversees Gartner's global PC forecast. He also follows global macroeconomic trends for the group and regularly contributes economic viewpoints and opinions. Previous Experience Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Shiffler worked as an economic consultant with Micronomics Inc., where he developed economic and antitrust analyses for a variety of markets including retail food stores, movie theaters, petroleum production and oil tankering. Professional Background Mirconomics, Inc., Economist, 5 years NERA, Analyst, 2 years Education B.A., Economics, University of California, Irvine M.A., Economics, University of California, Berkeley LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) Dataquest Insight: 4Q09 Forecast Update Shows Little Change in IT Spending Outlook 01-Feb-2010 Richard Gordon, Kathryn Hale, Jonathon Hardcastle, Fabrizio Biscotti, Peter Kjeldsen, Kenneth F. Brant, George Shiffler III, Wm. L. Hahn Forecast: PCs, Worldwide and North America, 4Q09 Update 20-Jan-2010 George Shiffler III Forecast Analysis: PCs, Worldwide and North America, 4Q09 Update 19-Jan-2010 George Shiffler III Global PC Forecast and Shipments Quarterly Statistics: Database 21-Dec-2009 George Shiffler III Forecast: PCs, Latin America, 4Q09 Update 21-Dec-2009 Raphael Vasquez, George Shiffler III