John Kostoulas is a Vice President Analyst focused on technology strategies towards key business and talent outcomes - such as employee experience (EX), DEI, talent agility, employee wellbeing and the future of work - and on the future of HR technologies and services.

John supports HR, IT and other business leaders on technology strategy decisions related to these areas of research. He also advises HR technology and service providers of various sizes, from startup to established, on market trends and product strategies / roadmaps. Finally, John conducts frequent presentations to corporate leaders, providers and investors around HR technology market trends and emerging technologies.

John is the co-leader of the Digital HR Transformation Research Community, a group of Gartner HR analysts, advisors and researchers, and the former co-leader of the Software Market Community, a group of 30+ software market analysts, where he led focused research initiatives on emerging technologies and market trends.