Analyst Profile

Andrew Lerner
VP Analyst
8 years at Gartner
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23 years industry experience
FL USA
Roles and Responsibilities
Andrew Lerner is a Vice President in Gartner Research covering enterprise networking with a focus on emerging technologies. Mr. Lerner covers data center networking and wide area networking, including SDN and SD-WAN.
Andrew Lerner's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
Background
Previous Experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Lerner worked for Raymond James Financial as both a Senior Network Engineer and a Security Architect, with responsibility for network architecture, design and implementation. He has also worked as a Networking Consultant for ThruPoint and Booz Allen Hamilton. Mr. Lerner currently holds both CISSP and VMware certifications and has previously held certifications from Cisco (CCNP), Foundry and Nortel.
Professional Background
Booz Allen Hamilton, Senior Consultant, 1 year
Raymond James Financial, Senior Network Engineer, Security Architect, 9 years
ThruPoint (formerly Total Network Solutions), Network Consultant, 4 years
Industry Awards/Accolades
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
IT Associate of the Year 2011 (Raymond James Financial)
Education
B.S., Decision Science, University of Maryland
M.S., Telecommunications, George Mason University
Languages
English