Analyst Profile
Ant Allan
Research VP
18 years at Gartner
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33 years industry experience
United Kingdom
Roles and Responsibilities
Ant Allan is a Research Vice President in Gartner Research. He is a core member of the Identity and Access Management (IAM) research community and Agenda Manager for the IT Leaders' IAM Key Initiatives. He specializes in user authentication and other identity corroboration technologies, along with supporting processes, policies and best practices.
Areas of Coverage
- Security & Privacy
Ant Allan's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
Background
Previous Experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Allan worked for two years as a Product Manager for security software products with a U.K. distributor. Before that, he worked for seven years in information security management for GA Life, focusing on information security policy and technologies for financial systems, after short stints in application development and information technology training.
Professional Background
GA Life (now part of Aviva), Senior Information Security Analyst, 12 years
Software (Europe) Ltd. (now Selenity), Technical Consultant, 2 years
Education
B.Sc., Physics, with honors, University of Durham, U.K.
Ph.D., Theoretical Particle Physics, University of Durham, U.K.
Languages
English
