Analyst Profile

Van L. Baker

Research VP

28 years at Gartner , 36 years industry experience
Santa Clara, CA USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Van Baker is a Research Vice President for Gartner's Application Design and Development service. He covers mobile app development strategies, platforms, tools and mobile app outsourcing strategies. He also covers consumer behavior as it relates to the use of consumer mobile apps. Mr. Baker also leads the mobile app development research community, and he advises mobile app development tool vendors in relation to product strategies, branding and marketing.

Areas of Coverage

Application Development & Integration

Van L. Baker's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Future of Work Scenarios 2035: 'I'd Rather Have a Bot Do It'
04-Apr-2018
Future of Work Scenarios 2035: How Will Leaders Manage in a Majority-Bot Workforce World?
04-Apr-2018
Technology Insight for Multiexperience Development Platforms
21-Feb-2018

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Ways AI, Chatbots and Event-Triggered Apps Enable Digital Business Platforms
05 February 2018

Background

Previous Experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Baker worked in the computer and retail industry for more than 20 years for such leading companies as HP and Computer Intelligence, where he was responsible for product marketing and distribution channel promotional programs, as well as distribution channel research and consulting. While with HP, Mr. Baker was a marketing manager responsible for the implementation of product marketing campaigns and channel programs for HP's Personal Computer Group. He also sold HP PC and peripheral products to value-added reseller and retail channel accounts.

Professional Background

HP, Director, 10 years

Education

B.A., Psychology, University of California, Berkeley

Languages

English

Become a Client

Call us now at:

+1-800-213-4848 Or

Free Research

Discover what 12,000
CIOs and Senior IT leaders
already know.

Free Access

6 April 2018
The Future of Work and Talent: Culture, Diversity, Technology The future of work is about forging a new relationship between technology and talent that transforms existing ways of working and doing business. This Special Report helps CIOs to shape this digital future with advice on long-term scenarios to inform strategy and near-term actions to implement it.
29 March 2018
Driving Cost Optimization Across the Enterprise: An Executive Perspective Leaders across the business must connect cost optimization efforts to the organization's larger objectives. Gartner's research helps leaders in numerous business areas determine how they can work individually and together to optimize costs without undermining strategic objectives.

23 Apr 2018
Cost Optimization: Using Analytics to Optimize IT and Business Costs 9:00 AM GMT | 4:00 AM EDT Cost optimization is a business-focused, continuous discipline to drive spending and cost reduction, while maximizing business value. In this webinar, we'll review the vital role analytics play in cost optimization: finding cost reduction opportunities, evaluating their potential impact on the business, and analyzing and selecting scenarios to spend for the best business outcomes.
23 Apr 2018
Lead Digital Business in 2018 and Beyond EDT: 11:00 a.m. | PDT: 8:00 a.m. | GMT: 16:00 Digital business transformation is a journey. Most CIOs think they are executing digital business transformation, but in reality there is a big gap between desire and deliver. CIOs can close this gap by using a digital business transformation map to guide their journey. The map includes finding landing points and places of high intensity transformation with other leaders. This session will explore ways that CIOs can move their organization from desire to deliver when it comes to digital business transformation. This includes creating urgency, telling stories, finding a transformation landing point and moving into high-intensity transformation.