Gartner Expert

Nick McQuire

Managing Vice President

Nick McQuire is Managing Vice President for AI Futures and Invest in Gartner's Emerging Technologies and Trends (ETT) practice— Gartner's center of excellence for next-horizon innovation and C-Level advice for product leaders, CIOs, and heads of innovation. A globally recognized analyst and 20+ year veteran in enterprise technology, Nick leads research on Horizon 2 and 3 AI trends while overseeing research and advisory services for Venture Capital, Private Equity, Public Equity, and Investment Banking clients.

Previous experience

Nick previously served as Executive Director of Product Management in Microsoft’s Strategic Missions and Technologies division, Microsoft’s corporate incubation arm, focusing on product development in AI for Science and Quantum Computing. In this role, he spearheaded product development, customer engagement, and go-to-market strategy for Microsoft Discovery, leading next-horizon capabilities in scientific LLMs, AI agents, high performance computing and quantum computing.

Professional background

Microsoft (Strategic Missions and Technologies), Executive Director of Product Management, 4 years

Areas of coverage

  • Emerging Technologies and Trends Impact on Products and Services

  • Product and Services Strategy

  • Emerging Technology Adoption​

  • Product Strategy Development​

  • Revenue and Market Share Growth Strategies​

Education

Masters of Arts in Management, Economics and International Relations at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours, Mount Allison University, Canada.

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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• What is Gartner's emerging technologies and trends research strategy and how can it help Innovation Leaders?

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• How can companies succeed with emerging technology?

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• How can companies work more effectively with innovative startups?

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• Which Emerging Technologies should companies plan for?

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• How can I effectively work with Gartner's ETT research practice?

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