Analyst Profile

Debra Logan

VP & Gartner Fellow

13 years at Gartner , 36 years industry experience
United Kingdom

Roles and Responsibilities

Debra Logan is a VP and Gartner Fellow in Gartner Research. Ms. Logan covers strategic information management topics in the Data and Analytics IT Leaders team and is also the Chief of Research for that team. She also covers the Office of the Chief Data Officer and other new and emerging roles in the digital economy. Ms. Logan is also interested in change and change management topics, culture change leadership development issues, and diversity in IT.

Areas of Coverage

Data Management & Integration
Digital Workplace
Regulatory Compliance

Debra Logan's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Predicts 2018: Five Course-Altering Changes for Data and Analytics Programs
07-Nov-2017
How to Turn Data and Analytic Scarcity Into Abundance — Gartner Keynote Insights
30-Aug-2017
Leadership Vision for 2018: Data and Analytics Leader
18-Aug-2017

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Data & Analytics Leadership and Vision Webinar 2018
09 January 2018

Background

Previous Experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Ms. Logan was an independent consultant to IT organizations in the United Kingdom and Europe, helping them to formulate strategies and evaluate technologies. She had previously worked for a company that specialized in knowledge-based systems and artificial intelligence applications.

Professional Background

Carnegie Group, Director of Business Development (EMEA), 10 years
E&W Richardson, Principal Consultant, 2 years
Meridio, Director of Strategic Marketing, 1 year

Education

B.A., Psychology and History, Washington and Jefferson College
M.A., Information Science, University of Pittsburgh

Languages

English

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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.