Analyst Profile

John E. Van Decker

Research VP

12 years at Gartner , 34 years industry experience
FL USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Vice President - Corporate Performance Management and Financial Management Systems. As part of the administrative applications, compliance and business intelligence teams, I look after the research areas for everything that is CFO-related. I am the North American lead for these areas and focus on how to bring a technology solution into an enterprise, including the software, services and change management that will be required to achieve business value.

Areas of Coverage

Regulatory Compliance
Enterprise Business Applications & ERP
Cross Industries
Business Intelligence

John E. Van Decker's Recent Gartner Activity

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Background

Previous Experience

I have spent many years on the fence between the IT and Finance organizations, alternating back and forth several times over my 23 year career. I was a user, developer and implementer of financial management and operational applications. I have also worked for a software firm as VP of Strategy and spent over 5 years as an industry analyst in my focus areas. I have had positions that bought, sold and researched financial management technologies. This brings a unique perspective to my role at Gartner as Industry Analyst.

Professional Background

AT&T , District Manager, 14 years
Castrol North America, Director - Financial Systems, 2 years
META Group, Senior Vice President - Technology Research Services, 4 years

Education

BA Music Education - Rutgers College of Rutgers University
Certificate in International Business - Stillman School of Business - Seton Hall University
MBA Finance - Stillman School of Business - Seton Hall University

Languages

English

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Blockchain Potential and Pitfalls EDT: 9:00 a.m. | PDT: 6:00 a.m. | BST: 14:00 Blockchain provides the potential to drive transformation across numerous business processes in multiple industries, generating cost savings worth billions of dollars and creating trust for complex ecosystems. Gartner now forecasts that blockchain will generate an annual business value of over $175 billion by 2025 and rise to over $3 trillion by 2030. With this potential, business interest in blockchain has increased tremendously in the last two years. IT leaders are being asked to resource projects which investigate blockchain's potential and pitfalls. This webinar reviews the disruptive nature of blockchain across major industry sectors and use cases, and examines the offerings of the consultancies providing advice and proof of concept capabilities.
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