Analyst Profile

Richard Natale

Richard Natale

Sr Director Analyst

7 years at Gartner,  38 years industry experience

Location:  CT USA  | Language(s):  English

Roles and Responsibilities

Richard Natale focuses on the insurance industry with a particular focus on life insurance technology. Mr. Natale's research areas include legacy modernization, value optimization, policy administration systems, underwriting applications and e-apps. In addition, data monetization and digital economics in insurance as well as cost optimization, COVID response, and technology strategies to support digital transformation and optimization. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Natale worked for over 30 years in multiple insurance and retirement services companies with responsibilities managing architecture, application development, production support, IT risk management, PMO, business analyst, and data architecture teams both on and off-shore.

Background

Previous Experience

Prior to Gartner, Mr. Natale worked at Prudential Financial, where he was Vice President, Information Technology supporting Prudential Retirement's Full Service, Institutional Investment and Pension Risk Transfer businesses. In this role, he was responsible for technology strategy, planning and finance, and relationship management. Mr. Natale and his team were also responsible for the project management office, business continuity planning and technology risk management. He also held the role of CIO, Prudential Bank and Trust.

Professional Background

  • Aetna, Business Systems Manager, 11 years
  • Cigna, Assistant Vice President, 8 years
  • Prudential Financial, Vice President, 12 years

Education

  • B.A., Central Connecticut State University
  • M.B.A., RPI

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