Analyst Profile
Jeffrey Wheatman
VP Analyst
14 years at Gartner
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28 years industry experience
FL USA
Roles and Responsibilities
Jeffrey Wheatman is a Research VP in Gartner Research, where Mr. Wheatman regularly advises clients on a wide range of security and IT risk management issues, with a focus on strategy, team building, metrics and reporting, communicating techniques and risk management. As an experienced analyst within Gartner's S&RM team, he works with senior security and risk management leaders to help them identify, assess and treat IT-related risks within their environments.
Areas of Coverage
- Security & Privacy
Jeffrey Wheatman's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
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COVID-19, the Unforeseen Event That Provoked a ‘New Normal’ for Security
29 May 2020
On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars
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Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit
01 June 2020 - 04 June 2020 -
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit
27 July 2020 - 28 July 2020
Upcoming Gartner Events
Background
Previous Experience
Prior to his current role, Mr. Wheatman served as a Leadership Partner in Gartner's Enterprise IT Leaders program, where he partnered with security and risk management executives to build, run, grow and transform security management programs. He is a seasoned IT-related risk management practitioner with significant expertise as a hands-on technologist, as well as an extensive background in strategy and program development. He has more than nine years of experience in consulting for Fortune 500 and Global 200 organizations in numerous vertical markets, where he has managed teams responsible for constructing, deploying and managing security and risk management programs and solutions. During his nine years in consulting, he was responsible for successfully developing and managing information security consulting practices for several regional professional services providers in the northeast United States. He has significant hands-on experience in multiple areas within technology and security, including network operations, end-user support, network architecture, telecommunications and systems analysis.
Professional Background
Brute Force Security, CSO, Principal Consultant, 1 year
Gotham Technology Group, Practice Manager - Information Security , 2 years
Martha Stewart Living, AVP, Network & Information Security, 3 years
Education
B.A., Economics, Queens College
M.B.A., Computer Information Systems, Zicklin School of Business
Languages
English
