Analyst Profile

David Groombridge

VP Analyst

6 years at Gartner , 25 years industry experience
United Kingdom

Roles and Responsibilities

David Groombridge is a Vice President Analyst within the Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management team in Gartner Research. Mr. Groombridge undertakes analysis on all phases of the IT sourcing cycle, with a particular focus on best practices in the sourcing of managed workplace services, hybrid infrastructure services and hosting of SAP systems. He provides guidance for clients on vendor selection, contract pricing, structure and terms, and commercial negotiations.

David Groombridge's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Unpacking Blockchain Myths From the Reality
20 April 2020

Upcoming Gartner Events

Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo®
25 October 2021 - 27 October 2021
Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo®
08 November 2021 - 11 November 2021
Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo®
16 November 2021 - 18 November 2021

Background

Previous Experience

Mr. Groombridge has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining Gartner, he reported to the CIO of Eversheds, a global law firm. In this role, he managed a number of strategic vendor relationships, led the successful negotiation of the firm's largest outsourcing deal, and managed the implementation of multiple data center outsourcing, BPO and SaaS initiatives, and also won the firmwide innovation award in 2011. Prior to his time at Eversheds, he held a range of IT program and product manager roles, spanning the insurance, financial services and enterprise software industries.

Professional Background

Eversheds, Head of Business Systems, 8 years
Legal & General, Program Manager, 4 years
Misys, Product Center Manager, 5 years

Industry Awards/Accolades

Eversheds' 2011 Firmwide Innovation Award

Education

B.Sc., With Honors, Open University
M.A., With Honors, King's College, University of Cambridge

Languages

English

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18 October 2021
The Gartner Chief Sales Officer’s Leadership Vision: Win in 2022 EDT: 10:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00
Changes in digital buying, virtual selling, and emerging sales technologies are rewriting what it takes to succeed in B2B sales in 2022 and into the future. To drive market leading growth, CSOs must not only understand the impact of these changes but also how they can respond in a way that creates a confident inspiring buying experience. In this complimentary webinar, Gartner experts look at the trends, challenges, and best practices you and your team need to set yourselves up for a winning 2022.

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18 October 2021
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As organizations experience faster, bigger changes, and boards expect continued industry transformation and digitalization, the world’s leading internal audit departments have developed approaches to pivot resources more quickly to high-risk, high-change areas of the business. The pivot is absolutely necessary, as 95% of chief audit executives (CAEs) say organizational change leads to significant control gaps, while 60% of business partners say it causes major negative outcomes, such as data loss, financial loss, fraud or noncompliance. This complimentary webinar will help audit leaders in real time conduct a risk assessment, update the audit plan, and redeploy staff to execute an ever-changing audit plan.

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Analyst Profile

David Groombridge

VP Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities

David Groombridge's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Upcoming Gartner Events

Background

Previous Experience

Professional Background

Industry Awards/Accolades

Education

Languages

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