Analyst Profile

Alfonso Velosa

VP Analyst

18 years at Gartner , 26 years industry experience
AZ USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Al Velosa helps Gartner clients make better decisions about their Internet of Things (IoT) strategy and implementations. Mr. Velosa is a member of Gartner's IoT Group. He focuses on IoT ecosystem relationships, IoT software platforms and digital twins. Mr. Velosa's research agenda covers the IoT value stack, focusing on how enterprises should factor IoT technologies and business models into building a digital business and on vendor IoT strategies.

Areas of Coverage

Emerging Trends & Technologies

Alfonso Velosa's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

How Utility CIOs Can Exploit Digital Twins to Achieve Business Value
30-Oct-2018
Maturity Model for the Internet of Things
30-Oct-2018
Why and How to Design Digital Twins
04-Sep-2018

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

The IoT Scenario: What to Do Next
27 June 2018
The Top 5 Critical IoT Competencies
05 September 2018

Background

Previous Experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Velosa managed vendor relationships and contract negotiations with Intel's supply chain team. Previously, he provided project and program management services to NASA in Washington, D.C., and in Cleveland, culminating in the management of a project that flew on the space shuttle in 1997. Additionally, he worked as an engineer with IBM Research and as a management consultant at Mars & Co.

Professional Background

Bionetics, Senior Systems Engineer, 3 years
Intel, Supply Chain, 2 years
NASA Lewis Research Center (NYMA), Project Scientist - DPIMS, 3 years

Industry Awards/Accolades

2016 Gartner Research Thought Leadership Award
Member of the Defense Science Board, U.S. National Academy of Science

Education

B.S., Materials Science Engineering, Columbia University
M.B.A., International Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management
M.S., Materials Science Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Languages

English
Spanish

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The Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2018 Each year, the Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 identifies the supply chains that successfully advance healthcare by improving patient outcomes and controlling costs. Supply chain leaders in the healthcare industry can use lessons from these leading organizations to improve their operations.
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Getting Started With Data Literacy and Information as a Second Language: A Gartner Trend Insight Report The increasingly pervasive nature of data makes it crucial for all employees to learn to “speak data.” This follow-up to our first Data Literacy Special Report outlines practical advice for data and analytics leaders to start data literacy programs as a key to a broader digital dexterity campaign.

27 Nov 2018
The Art of the 1-Page Strategy EST: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | GMT: 15:00 Developing a strategy has gotten easier over the past few yearswith 15 pages replacing hundreds. But even 15 pages can be 14 too many when trying to communicate how information and technology (I&T) contribute to enterprise success. There is a science to developing an IT strategy, and there is an art. This strategy and planning webinar explores the art of strategic planning, helping attendees learn how to articulate I&T's contribution to business success.
27 Nov 2018
Living With Digital: From Business Innovation to Societal Disruption EST: 11:00 a.m. | PDT: 8:00 a.m. | GMT: 16:00 Leading companies across varied industries move from "just" digital business to using technology to tackle society's larger issues. "Identity" becomes about who you are in the digital society. "Access" becomes about being able to participate in, well, life. This provocative, fast-paced webinar argues that the Silicon Valley way of creating a better world is short-sighted and misguided. What will be your story?

Analyst Profile

Alfonso Velosa

VP Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities

Areas of Coverage

Alfonso Velosa's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Background

Previous Experience

Professional Background

Industry Awards/Accolades

Education

Languages

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