Gartner Expert
Janelle B. Hill
Distinguished VP Analyst
Janelle B. Hill is a Chief of Research for Gartner's CIO practice. As a Distinguished Vice President, her research focus includes: transforming to digital business, with an emphasis on preparing enterprise business operations for digital business at scale; upgrading the I&T operating model to increase the contribution of information and technology investments to strategy execution; increasing the degree of strategic engagement between the CIO's team and business stakeholders. She also contributes to Gartner's research on diversity and inclusion and coaches our female CIOs and IT leaders on dealing with these issues in the workplace and advancing their careers.
Ms. Hill works with all levels of business and IT leaders on their business change initiatives. She leads interactive workshops, presents at conferences, writes extensively and is often quoted in business and IT journals on digital business transformation.
Previous experience
Previously, as Director of Industry Solutions Marketing, Ms. Hill's focus was on manufacturing industries. She was responsible for planning marketing programs and events, writing marketing collateral and working directly with field sales personnel on sales opportunities. She also did competitive analysis.
Professional background
Vitria
Director, Industry Solutions Marketing
MCI Telecommunications
Director, Database Administration
IBM
Senior Sales and Systems Engineer, Solution Marketing
Areas of coverage
CIO Leadership of Innovation, Disruptive Trends and Emerging Practices
CIO Leadership, Culture and People
CIO Leadership of Strategy, Governance and Operating Models
Executive Leadership: Digital Business Transformation
Executive Leadership: Enterprise Strategic Planning and Execution
Education
M.B.A., New York University, Stern School of Business
B.A., Barnard College, Columbia University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Transforming the business model and enterprise operating model for digital business at scale.
2Strategic engagement between business and IT professions (C-Suite and all mgt. levels).
3Designing a future state I&T operating model to enable the enterprise strategy.
4Influencing strategic business change.
5Organizational structure for maximizing value from Information and Technology