Analyst Profile
David Cearley
Distinguished VP Analyst
29 years at Gartner
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40 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 cloud computing, emerging and strategic technology trends, and how enterprises establish technology innovation programs.
David Cearley's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
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The Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2020
26 February 2020 -
The Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2020
26 February 2020 -
The Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2020
21 April 2020
On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars
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
