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Board of Directors

Michael J. Bingle

Richard J. Bressler

Karen E. Dykstra

Anne Sutherland Fuchs

William O. Grabe

Eugene A. Hall, Chief Executive Officer

Stephen G. Pagliuca

James C. Smith, Chairman of the Board



Management Team

Eugene A. Hall, Chief Executive Officer

Christopher Lafond, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Ken Davis, Senior Vice President, End-User Programs

Alwyn Dawkins, Senior Vice President, Gartner Events

David Godfrey, Senior Vice President, Global Sales

Darko Hrelic, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Robin Kranich, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Dale Kutnick , Senior Vice President, Executive Programs

Lewis Schwartz, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Peter Sondergaard, Senior Vice President, Research

Per Anders Waern , Senior Vice President, Gartner Consulting

Michael Yoo, Senior Vice President, High-Tech & Telecom Programs



Mr. Bingle has been a director since October 2004 and is a member of our governance committee. Mr. Bingle is a Managing Director of Silver Lake, a private equity firm that he joined in January 2000. Prior thereto, he was a principal with Apollo Management, L.P., a private investment partnership, and an investment banker at Goldman, Sachs & Co., an investment banking firm. From September 2005 to January 2006, he served as a director of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation, and he is currently a director of various private companies. Mr. Bingle holds a B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University.

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Mr. Bressler has been a director since February 2006 and is chairman of our audit committee. Mr. Bressler is a Managing Director of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., a private equity firm that he joined in January 2006. From May 2001 through 2005, Mr. Bressler was Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Viacom Inc. Prior to joining Viacom, Mr. Bressler was Executive Vice President of AOL Time Warner Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of AOL Time Warner Investments. Prior to that, Mr. Bressler served in various capacities with Time Warner Inc., including as Chairman and Chief Executive of Time Warner Digital Media and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Time Warner Inc. Before joining Time Inc. in 1988, Mr. Bressler, a CPA, was a partner with the accounting firm of Ernst & Young. Mr. Bressler is a director of Warner Music Group Corp., The Nielson Company B.V. and CC Media Holdings, Inc., and a former director of America Media Operations, Inc. He is also a member of the JP Morgan Chase National Advisory Board and a Board Observer of Univision Communications, Inc. Mr. Bressler holds a B.B.A. from Adelphi University.

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Ms. Dykstra has been a director since July 2007 and is a member of our audit committee. Ms. Dykstra has been a partner of Plainfield Asset Management LLC ("Plainfield"), since January 2007, and Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and director of Plainfield Direct Inc., Plainfield's business development company, both located in Greenwich, Connecticut, since May 2006. Prior thereto, she spent several years with Automatic Data Processing, Inc., located in Roseland, New Jersey, most recently as Chief Financial Officer from January 2003 to May 2006, Vice President – Finance from July 2001 to January 2003 and Corporate Controller from October 1998 to July 2001. Ms. Dykstra is also a director of Crane Co., AOL Inc. and various private companies. She holds a B.S. in Accounting from Rider University and an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

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Ms. Fuchs has been a director since July 1999 and is chairwoman of our compensation committee and a member of our governance committee. She is currently a consultant to private equity firms and Chair of the Commission on Women's Issues for New York City, a position she has held since 2002. Previously, Ms. Fuchs served as a senior executive with operational responsibility at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg and several publishing companies, including Hearst Corporation, Conde Nast, Hachette and CBS. Ms. Fuchs is also a director of Pitney Bowes Inc. She holds a bachelor's degree from New York University.

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Mr. Grabe has been a director since April 1993 and is chairman of our governance committee. Mr. Grabe is a Managing Director of General Atlantic LLC, a global private equity firm. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 1992, Mr. Grabe was a Vice President and Corporate Officer of IBM Corporation. Mr. Grabe is presently a director of Compuware Corporation, Infotech Enterprises Limited, Lenovo Group Limited and Patni Computer Systems Ltd. and various private companies, all of which are portfolio companies of General Atlantic, and a former director of LHS AG and Digital China Holdings Limited. Mr. Grabe holds a B.S. in Engineering from New York University and an M.B.A. from the UCLA Graduate School of Business.

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Chief Executive Officer
Gene Hall is chief executive officer at Gartner.

Mr. Hall has been our Chief Executive Officer and a director since August 2004. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Hall was a senior executive at Automatic Data Processing, Inc., a Fortune 500 global technology and service company, serving most recently as President, Employers Services Major Accounts Division, a provider of human resources and payroll services. Prior to joining ADP in 1998, Mr. Hall spent 16 years at McKinsey & Company, most recently as Director. Mr. Hall holds a bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A from Harvard Business School.

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Mr. Pagliuca has served as a director since July 1990 except for a five month hiatus beginning in late 2009 when he resigned to enter the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race. Mr. Pagliuca is a Managing Director of Bain Capital Partners, LLC and is also a Managing Partner and an owner of the Boston Celtics basketball franchise. Mr. Pagliuca joined Bain & Company in 1982, and founded the Information Partners private equity fund for Bain Capital in 1989. Prior to joining Bain, Mr. Pagliuca worked as a senior accountant and international tax specialist for Peat Marwick Mitchell & Company in the Netherlands. Mr. Pagliuca is a director of Hospital Corporation of America and he previously served as a director of Warner Chilcott PLC, Burger King Holdings, Inc. and Quintiles Transnational Corporation. Mr. Pagliuca is a graduate of Duke University and the Harvard Business School.

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Mr. Smith has been a director since October 2002 and chairman of the board since August 2004. Until its sale in 2004, Mr. Smith was Chairman of the Board of First Health Group Corp., a national health benefits company. He also served as First Health's Chief Executive Officer from January 1984 through January 2002 and President from January 1984 to January 2001. Mr. Smith is a director of various private companies. Mr. Smith holds a bachelor's degree from Northeastern University.

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Management Team

Eugene A. Hall

Chief Executive Officer

See bio above.


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Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Chris Lafond is executive vice president and chief financial officer at Gartner.

Chris joined Gartner in 1995, and has held numerous positions in the finance organization including: senior vice president for worldwide finance operations and CFO for Gartner North America and Latin America; group vice president and controller; vice president and assistant controller; vice president of finance; and director of finance. Earlier in his career, he held finance positions at IBM and JP Morgan Investment Management.

Chris holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut and a master's degree in finance and accounting from Columbia Business School. He is a member of the University of Florida MBA Advisory Board.

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Officers

Senior Vice President, End-User Programs
Ken Davis is senior vice president, End-User Programs at Gartner.

Ken joined Gartner in 2005 as senior vice president of strategy, marketing and business development and also held the role of vice president, High Tech and Telecom. Prior to Gartner, Ken was a partner at McKinsey & Company where, among other things he led McKinsey's research on the IT industry.

Ken holds a bachelor's degree from Middlebury College and a Ph.D. in atomic physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Senior Vice President, Gartner Events
Alwyn Dawkins is senior vice president, Gartner Events.

Alwyn joined Gartner in 2002. Previously he was group vice president, Asia/Pacific sales and group vice president, Gartner Events. Prior to Gartner, he spent 10 years at Richmond Events, culminating in his role as executive vice president responsible for their North American business. Alwyn began his events career at Trinity Publishing and Exhibitions, which was later acquired by DMG (Daily Mail Group) World Media.

Alwyn holds a bachelor's degree from the University of London.

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Senior Vice President, Global Sales
David Godfrey is senior vice president, Global Sales.

David joined Gartner in 1999 as a sales executive. Most recently, he was the leader of North American field sales. Prior to this role, David led the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the Americas inside sales organizations. Before joining Gartner, David spent seven years in business development at Exxon Mobil.

David holds a bachelors degree from the University of Aston in Birmingham, England.

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Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Darko Hrelic is senior vice president and chief information officer at Gartner.

Darko joined Gartner in 2007. Previously he was vice president and chief technology officer of Employer Services at Automatic Data Processing (ADP). Prior to ADP, Darko spent 21 years at IBM, most of which were at the TJ Watson Research Center.

Darko holds a bachelor's degree from William Patterson University and a master's degree in computer science from Stevens Institute of Technology.

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Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Robin Kranich is senior vice president, Human Resources at Gartner. Robin joined Gartner in 1994 and has held a variety of sales, operational and general manager roles. Previously, she was senior vice president, End-User Programs and senior vice president, Gartner Executive Programs. Earlier in her career at Gartner, she served as vice president and chief of staff to the president.Prior to joining Gartner Robin worked in the technology group at Marriott International.

Robin holds a bachelor's degree from American University.

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Senior Vice President, Executive Programs
Dale Kutnick is senior vice president of Gartner Executive Programs.

Dale joined Gartner in 2005 as senior vice president and director of research following the company's acquisition of META Group where he was co-founder, chairman of the board and research director. He also served as president, CEO and research director of META Group from its inception in 1989 through 2002. Before co-founding META Group, Dale was executive vice president of research at Gartner and an executive vice president at Gartner Securities. Prior to that, he was executive director and research director at Yankee Group and a principal at Battery Ventures.

Dale holds a bachelor's degree from Yale University.

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Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
Lew Schwartz is senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and chief compliance and security officer at Gartner.

Lew joined Gartner in 2001. Prior to that, he was a senior litigation partner at the firm of Shipman & Goodwin, where he also served on the firm's management committee and chaired the employment litigation practice group. Previously, he was a member of Schatz & Schatz, Ribicoff & Kotkin, where he headed the firm's employment law department and served on its executive committee. He has also practiced securities litigation at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and began his legal career as a prosecutor in the New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney's Office.

Lew holds a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a J.D. from the Cornell Law School. He is a member of the bar in New York and Connecticut.

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Senior Vice President, Gartner Research
Peter Sondergaard is senior vice president, Research, at Gartner.

Peter joined Gartner in 1989 as research analyst and has worked with clients in a broad range of sectors and geographies. Prior to joining Gartner, Peter was research director at IDC in Europe, and, formerly responsible for the integration of PCs and data at Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS).

Peter holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Copenhagen.

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Senior Vice President, Gartner Consulting
Per Anders Waern is senior vice president, Gartner Consulting. PA joined Gartner in 1998. Prior to his current position, he held several senior leadership roles within Gartner Consulting. Before joining Gartner, he was head of corporate IT strategy at a $4 billon energy company and held the position of managing director at [a data service company].

PA holds an executive master of business administration from Stockholm School of Economics and has studied economics and information technology at Stockholm University, and technology management at Harvard Business School.

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Senior Vice President, High-Tech & Telecom Programs
Michael Yoo is senior vice president, High Tech & Telecom Programs at Gartner.

Michael joined Gartner in 2006. Before joining Gartner, Michael spent four years as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. He spent the first 10 years of his career as a research physicist, leading nanotechnology research and development efforts at IBM Research, Philips Research and Bell Laboratories.

Michael holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in condensed matter physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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