Tina Nunno is a Distinguished VP and Gartner Fellow in Gartner's Executive Leadership Research Group based in Stamford, Connecticut. Ms. Nunno is a recognized thought leader. She has published extensively on working with the board of directors, and executive leadership dynamics. Ms. Nunno is a sought-after keynote speaker and interviewer. She is regularly featured in the opening keynote at Gartner Global Symposia and Summits, as well as industry events around the world. She has interviewed industry luminaries such as Bob Iger, CEO of Disney Corporation, Peyton Manning, Super Bowl winning quarterback, and Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey.Ms. Nunno is NACD board certified, and enjoys coaching senior executives on personal branding and achieving their career goals such as joining boards of directors. She is the Analyst Sponsor of the Gartner Women's CIO Community, and enthusiastically supports a wide range of diversity and inclusion iitiatives.Organizational politics is a subject that Ms. Nunno has been passionate about researching, to help executives deal with their most high risk conflict situations. Her range of work analyzes the dynamics of dealing with political land mines such as investment prioritization, saying "no" assertively, dealing with urgency, and moving from defensive to offensive positioning.Her popular book, "The Wolf in CIOs Clothing" deals with the "dark side" of organizational politics, which she describes as when stress or conflict takes over either individual interactions, or enterprise cultures that then need to be brought back to the "light side".Prior to joining Gartner in 1997, Ms. Nunno worked for the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress. As part of her work for the Congressional Research Service, she led interparliamentary technical assistance programs. She also conducted research on a variety of issues related to international affairs, national defense, and United Nations-related issues.