Gartner Expert
Mary Mesaglio
Distinguished VP Analyst
Mary Mesaglio is a Distinguished Vice President with Gartner's Digital Futures group on the CIO research team. Ms. Mesaglio's research has a practical bent and is focused on helping enterprises to transform, innovate and change their culture. Much of her recent work has focused on weathering the pandemic, including actions for leaders during a crisis, acute vs chronic leadership skills, and who you want to be post-crisis.
Her research also focuses on creativity and how to develop a creative culture, and how to harness neuroscience to lead teams and change behaviors. She is a frequent keynote speaker at Gartner events and externally.
She is Canadian and is based in Barcelona, Spain. She has traveled extensively in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. She speaks English, Spanish and French fluently, is working on her Catalan, and would love to learn Japanese one day.
Previous experience
In 2003, Ms. Mesaglio rejoined Gartner as a relationship manager for Gartner Executive Programs, where she was responsible for CIOs and IT directors across Spain and Portugal. In 2007, she joined the Gartner CIO Research team.
Professional background
Gartner
Executive Partner
Senior Research Analyst
Gartner
Areas of coverage
CIO Leadership of Innovation, Disruptive Trends and Emerging Practices
CIO Leadership, Culture and People
Gartner Research Board for Global CIOs
Executive Leadership: Digital Business
Education
Bachelor of Science, Foreign Service, Major in International Economics, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., Awarded an Honors Certificate in International Business Diplomacy
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Helping enterprises and IT organizations to transform
2The art of culture hacking - changing your culture fast
3The behavioral side of innovation - the most overlooked and underused innovation weapon
4digital leadership characteristics
5What digital transformation looks like on the ground, five levels down from the CIO