Analyst Profile

David Cearley
Distinguished VP Analyst
30 years at Gartner
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41 years industry experience
FL USA
Roles and Responsibilities
David Cearley is a Distinguished Vice President Analyst and Gartner Fellow in Gartner Research and is a leading authority on information technology. As a member of Gartner Research, Mr. Cearley analyzes emerging and strategic business and technology trends and explores how these trends shape the way individuals and companies derive value from technology. As a member of the Technology Innovation research group, he focuses on emerging and strategic technology trends, trendspotting, and how enterprises establish technology innovation programs.
David Cearley's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
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The Gartner Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2021
01 December 2020 -
The Gartner 2021 Top Strategic Technology Trends
12 January 2021 -
The Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2021
16 March 2021
On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars
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IT Symposium/Xpo
17 October 2022 - 20 October 2022 -
IT Symposium/Xpo
14 November 2022 - 16 November 2022
Upcoming Gartner Events
Background
Previous Experience
Mr. Cearley's expertise spans software architectures and standards, component software models, application design, the internet, business-IT alignment, and the cloud computing market. He has worked with a wide range of end-user and vendor organizations assisting in strategy creation, technology selection, implementation planning and organizational development. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Cearley held various senior-level research positions at Meta Group. Before that, he was vice president of R&D for Revelation Technologies, served as program director at Gartner Group, and held various managerial/director-level positions at Innovative Software and Informix.
Professional Background
Informix/Innovative Software, Director, Product Management, 8 years
Meta Group, Senior Vice President & Principal Analyst, 12 years
Revelation Technologies, Vice President, Research & Development, 2 years
Industry Awards/Accolades
Gartner Fellow
Education
B.S., Finance and Economics, Rockhurst University
Languages
English