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Mark P. McDonald
Distinguished VP Analyst
Mark McDonald, Ph.D., is a Vice President and a Gartner Fellow within the Gartner for General Managers team. Mr. McDonald is responsible for the research focused on the application of technology to business, its products and services. He is the lead author of research in the areas of digital technology, social media, the business use of advanced technologies, and enterprise transformation.
He is the author of "The Digital Edge" (October 2012). He is the co-author of the "The Social Organization" (2011) with Anthony Bradley and co-author with Peter Keen of "The eProcess Edge" (2000). He appears regularly in the Wall Street Journal, Computerworld, CIO Magazine, the Financial Times, South By Southwest and other publications. He is currently working on the issue of innovation in management.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. McDonald was a partner at Accenture, where he was responsible for launching the digital strategy practice.
Professional background
Accenture
Partner
Connecticut National Bank (now Bank of America)
Vice President
Areas of coverage
Strategize Long-Term Growth
Optimize Growth Pivots
Product Portfolio Leadership, Organization and Culture
Education
Ph.D., Technology Policy Management, TU Delft, Netherlands
Master's Degree (honors), Economics and International Finance, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
B.A. (Honors), Economics and Political Science, Colgate University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Identifying opportunities for revenue growth
2Product strategy, vision and execution
3Executive leadership
4Market position and competitiveness
5Digital transformation