Gartner Expert

Eric Trenk

Managing Vice President

Eric Trenk is a Vice President, Analyst in Gartner's Technology and Service Provider organization. Mr. Trenk provides research and advisory services to large, midsized and emerging technology vendor organizations on implementing successful product management practices, focusing on product strategy, pricing and product-led growth.

Previous experience

Mr. Trenk has more than 20 years of high-technology industry experience spanning software, hardware and technology services. He has led efforts to launch new products, create innovation strategies in mature organizations, transition on-premise software to SaaS, prioritize R&D initiatives, and align engineering, sales, and marketing functions to support product roadmaps. He has held leadership roles with two venture-backed technology vendors that have successfully grown and been acquired by public companies.

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Trenk was responsible for product management for the Master Data Management Software portfolio at IBM. Mr. Trenk began his career as an engineer working on the design and manufacture of personal computers.

Professional background

IBM

Product Management Program Director

Initiate Systems

Services Director

BMC Software

R&D Program Manager

Areas of coverage

Product/Service Organization and Leadership

Product/Service Discovery and Validation

Product/Service Design and Creation

Product/Service Introduction and Delivery

Product/Service Evolution and Management

Education

M.B.A., Magna Cum Laude, University of Texas

B.S., Electrical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, Texas A&M University

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

1Developing and refining product strategies

2Preparing for new product launch

3Evaluating SaaS pricing models

4Adopting and optimizing product-led growth strategies