Analyst Profile

Bill O'Kane

Research VP

7 years at Gartner , 34 years industry experience
USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Bill O'Kane is a Research Vice President in the areas of master data management (MDM) and information governance in the ITL Data and Analytics group within Gartner Research. Mr. O'Kane provides expertise and advice to Gartner's clients and staff in regard to information governance and master data management program management, master data management vendors and technologies, master data management implementation styles, and master data management's role within an overall enterprise information management (EIM) strategy.

Areas of Coverage

Data Management & Integration
Business Intelligence
Customer Relationship Management

Bill O'Kane's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Market Guide for MDM External Service Providers
21-Mar-2018
Use the 7 Building Blocks of MDM to Achieve Success in the Digital Age
09-Mar-2018
Beyond the Gathering Storm: Governing Data and Analytics in the Cloud
08-Feb-2018

Background

Previous Experience

At Barclays Capital, Mr. O'Kane created and evangelized an EIM strategy and roadmap, with an initial emphasis on data quality, for the firm's reference data domains. In addition, he managed the U.S. Data Quality team in the Global Reference Data group within Operations. Prior to Barclays, Mr. O'Kane architected and managed several successful master data management and information governance programs in the financial services and healthcare industries. Mr. O'Kane was instrumental in formulating the data architecture for one of the earliest master data management (MDM) implementations, at a large U.S.-based multiline financial services company, and subsequently managed several more information governance and master data management implementations over the following decade.

Professional Background

Barclays Capital, Vice President - U.S. Data Quality, 1 year
Baseline Consulting Group, Senior Consultant, 1 year
CA Technologies, Senior Director - Global Business Solutions, 1 year

Industry Awards/Accolades

Siperian Masters Award for MDM Implementation at Merrill Lynch, October 2008

Education

B.S., Mathematics, with minors in Computer Science, Operation Research and Economics, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut (magna cum laude)
PMP-certified Project Manager, currently certified until 2020

Languages

English

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