Analyst Profile

Rick Howard

Research VP

7 years at Gartner , 21 years industry experience
OR USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Rick Howard is a Research Vice President and government research Agenda Manager at Gartner, where he focuses on public-sector IT solutions, management practices and technology trends. Mr. Howard's key areas of coverage in government include big data analytics, business intelligence, open government data and services, cross-agency case management, CRM, interoperability, and emerging business and technology trends in government.

Areas of Coverage

Government

Rick Howard's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

The Top 10 Business Trends and Strategic Technologies in (Digital) Government
29 September 2016

Background

Previous Experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Howard served as a state health and human services CIO and co-chaired a governor-appointed leadership council charged with coordinating the statewide adoption of electronic health records and promoting a regional health information exchange. His experience includes large information systems planning and implementation, infrastructure modernization, service delivery and organizational development, IT strategic planning and execution, governance, business case development, and financing. He has more than 22 years of experience in IT in the public health and human services, medical manufacturing, transportation, and technology sectors.

Professional Background

Oregon Department of Human Services, Chief Information Officer and Deputy CIO, 5 years
Oregon Department of Human Services, Manager, Medicaid Health Financing Operations, 8 years

Education

B.S., Business Information Systems, Linfield College

Languages

English

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11 July 2017
Capitalizing on Your Business Ecosystems Economy: A Gartner Trend Insight Report Organizations are increasingly focusing outward on their business ecosystems to fuel innovation. To capitalize on these opportunities, CIOs must develop a proactive strategy for engaging in their business ecosystems, and select the right mix of business and technology to support this strategy.
7 July 2017
Forecast Alert: IT Spending, Worldwide, 2Q17 Update Gartner's forecast for 2017 worldwide dollar-valued IT spending growth has been revised up 1.0% to 2.4%, an increase from 0.3% in 2016. The constant-currency forecast is unchanged at 3.3% for 2017. Technology product management leaders should pay close attention to currency fluctuations in 2017.

24 Jul 2017
How to Build an Effective ITAM Policy EDT: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | GMT: 14:00 Policies are important. They have far-reaching consequences in terms of budget, risk control and legal position. We discuss some pragmatic considerations to help you get your IT asset management (SAM) policy right.
26 Jul 2017
Enhance Your Data Governance Initiative With Information Stewardship Applications EDT: 9:00 a.m. | PDT: 6:00 a.m. | GMT: 13:00 New packaged solutions in support of information stewardship are emerging. CDOs and information stewards must look at the capabilities of these solutions to secure the right application investment.