Analyst Profile

Valerie A. Logan

Research Director

3 years at Gartner , 26 years industry experience
NY USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Valerie Logan is a Research Director in the Data and Analytics group within Gartner Research, where she covers information management strategies, advanced analytics and related change management topics. She is a member of the Office of the CDO (Chief Data Officer) research team.

Valerie A. Logan's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

How CDOs Engage With Their Stakeholders to Foster Data Literacy and Deliver Measurable Business Value
03-Apr-2018
Fostering Data Literacy and Information as a Second Language: A Gartner Trend Insight Report
23-Feb-2018
Survey Analysis: Third Gartner CDO Survey — How Chief Data Officers Are Driving Business Impact
30-Nov-2017

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Information as a Second Language: Enabling Data Literacy for Digital Society
21 June 2017
Data Literacy: Foster Information as a Second Language
10 April 2018

Background

Previous Experience

Ms. Logan has more than 25 years of experience, including two decades of global consulting practice management in the information and intelligence domains, and five years of applied experience in the telecommunications industry at both field and enterprise levels. Ms. Logan is an active and passionate thought leader in the areas of information sciences and business intelligence strategies, supporting clients with their information and analytics evolution. She is a natural systems thinker - able to understand and distill complex concepts and systems for general understanding. Ms. Logan is recognized as a pioneer in innovative consulting practices - recognized by Consulting Magazine in 2008 as one of eight top women in global consulting. She is known as an inspiring motivator, genuine advisor and change agent - driven by a passion to synthesize information to solve real-world problems.

Professional Background

HP (via Knightsbridge acquisition), VP Strategy and Portfolio - Information Management and Analytics Services, 9 years
IBM (via PwC Consulting acquisition), Global Program Director - Business Intelligence, 10 years
US West Communications, Manager of Process Re-engineering, 5 years

Industry Awards/Accolades

Consulting Magazine Women Leaders in Consulting (2008)
Distinguished Alumni Award, SUNY College at Buffalo (2014)
Gartner Thought Leadership Award (2016)
HP Technology Solutions Group MVP Award (2006)
PricewaterhouseCoopers Distinguished Client Service Award (1999)
SAS Annual Enterprise Computing Award (1996)

Education

B.S., Mathematics, State University of New York College, Buffalo
M.S., Applied Mathematics (Area of Concentration: Operations Research), New Mexico State University

Languages

Data/Information
English

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6 April 2018
The Future of Work and Talent: Culture, Diversity, Technology The future of work is about forging a new relationship between technology and talent that transforms existing ways of working and doing business. This Special Report helps CIOs to shape this digital future with advice on long-term scenarios to inform strategy and near-term actions to implement it.
29 March 2018
Driving Cost Optimization Across the Enterprise: An Executive Perspective Leaders across the business must connect cost optimization efforts to the organization's larger objectives. Gartner's research helps leaders in numerous business areas determine how they can work individually and together to optimize costs without undermining strategic objectives.

24 Apr 2018
The Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2018 EDT: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | GMT: 15:00 Strategic technology trends have significant disruptive potential over the next 5 years. You must examine your business impacts and appropriately adjust business models and operations or else your company is at risk of losing competitive advantage to those who do. IT cannot afford to ignore these 2018 top tech trends.
24 Apr 2018
Treat Cybersecurity Like a Business Function EDT: 12:00 p.m. | PDT: 9:00 a.m. | GMT: 17:00 Cybersecurity and technology risk functions are often a bottomless pit of demand, expectation, and cost. CIOs should address technology risk and cybersecurity challenges through the lens of business value to deliver appropriate levels of protection that support business outcomes. A mature risk and security function can offer defined levels of protection at defined cost making it possible to manage expectations with non-IT parts of the business. In this webinar, you will learn to transform technology risk and cybersecurity into a business function.