Gartner Expert

Denny Shank

VP, Executive Partner

Dennis Shank is an Executive Partner with Gartner Executive Programs with 38+ years of experience in information technology. Link to the Client Facing Version of my profile: https://gartner365.sharepoint.com/:p:/r/sites/ALEOps/Shared%20Documents/Interactive%20Priorities%20Navigator%20Bios/East_EP%20Bio_Dennis%20Shank.pptx?d=w57d29f1a837c4f90852569e9101bea68&csf=1&web=1&e=BJgH8D&wdLOR=c5C8AA3CD-32D5-4647-8DBB-0BE561B83504

Previous experience

Prior to Gartner, Mr. Shank was the CIO Americas Region at BMW with responsibilities for IT strategy, application development, digital transformation, innovation, enterprise architecture, business analytics, and more. He also served as VP of IT for fourthchannel (e-commerce startup) and the Longaberger Company where he helped to transform the IT organization. Mr. Shank also held the position of Senior Manager at Accenture where he managed large teams on major client engagements and was involved in all aspects of professional services delivery.

Industries Serviced: Manufacturing, Utilities, Financial Services

Professional background

BMW , CIO - Americas Region, 11 years

Fourthchannel, VP, IT & Customer Operations, 2 years

The Longaberger Company, IT Director, 3 years

Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting), Senior Manager, 9 years

BMW, Chief Information Officer, Americas Region, 11 years

fourthchannel, CIO & VP Customer Operations, 3 years

Accenture, Senior Manager, 9 years

Education

B.S. Industrial & Systems Engineering

The Ohio State University

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