Gartner Expert

Darrin M Courtney

Managing Vice President

Darrin Courtney is a Managing Vice President, team manager for the global Financial Services Industry - Research and Advisory focusing on Insurance and Investment Services (Wealth and Asset Management). Analysts on the team address five key initiatives:

(1) Financial Services Technology Modernization and Transformation

(2) Financial Services Digital Business Strategy and Innovation

(3) Financial Services Business Leadership and Strategy

(4) Industry Product Planning and Strategy

(5) Industry Markets and Technologies Global Financial Services Industry (Analysis & Evaluation)

Previous experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Courtney held positions at CEB, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Columbia Asset Management, MFS Investment Management, AARP Financial and The Hartford. He is a frequent speaker at industry and company events and is often quoted in the financial trade press. He has nearly 30 years of financial services experience in operations, client service, advisory and planning, sales, product management and business development roles.

Professional background

The Hartford

Director, Innovation, Wealth Management

AARP Financial

Director Investment Advisor and Financial Planning

MFS Investment Management

Assistant Vice President

Areas of coverage

Financial Services Digital Business Strategy and Innovation

Financial Services Technology Modernization and Transformation

Education

M.A., Northeastern University

B.A., The University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Certificate in Advanced Financial Planning from Merrimack College

Certified Financial Planner professional

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

1Advisor facing technology and trends in wealth mangement

2Client facing technology and trends in wealth management

3Platform integration and consolidation issues for wealth management

4Emerging technology trends applied to wealth management

5Digital transformation in wealth management