Gartner Expert

Andrew Lerner

Distinguished VP Analyst

Andrew Lerner is a Vice President in Gartner Research covering enterprise networking with a focus on emerging technologies. Mr. Lerner covers cloud/multicloud networking, WAN, and data center networking, including network automation and SD-WAN.

Previous experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Lerner worked for Raymond James Financial as both a Senior Network Engineer and a Security Architect, with responsibility for network architecture, design and implementation. He has also worked as a Networking Consultant for ThruPoint and Booz Allen Hamilton. Mr. Lerner currently holds both CISSP and VMware certifications and has previously held certifications from Cisco (CCNP), Foundry and Nortel.

Professional background

Raymond James Financial

Senior Network Engineer, Security Architect

ThruPoint (formerly Total Network Solutions)

Network Consultant

Booz Allen Hamilton

Senior Consultant

Areas of coverage

I&O Organizational Strategy

Data Center Infrastructure

Cloud and Edge Infrastructure

Education

M.S., Telecommunications, George Mason University

B.S., Decision Science, University of Maryland

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

1SD-WAN

2cloud networking

3data center networking

4network design and architecture

5network automation