Tom Cosgrove is a Senior Director, Analyst within Gartner's Sales Research practice, based in Fort Collins, Colorado. In this role, Mr. Cosgrove works closely with Chief Sales/Commercial Officers and their teams across a variety of industries, geographies, and subject matters related to Indirect Channel Management and Go To Market Strategies. Leveraging practitioner experience in driving supplier partner award-winning indirect strategies and growing distributor franchises in fledgling segments, along with time spent Advising across Key Initiatives for Gartner's Sales practice, Tom brings unique perspective on industries and models outside (but inclusive of) High Tech. He collaborates with Peer & Practitioner researchers, client executives, and commercial leaders to help harness and tactically execute upon functional best practices in areas such as route-to-market selection and execution, partner program development and performance enhancement, and indirect buyer/partner enablement.