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Matt Cain
Distinguished VP Analyst
Matthew Cain is a Vice President and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner. Mr. Cain is a futurist focusing on the intersection of technology, job skills and workforce culture. He founded Gartner's Digital Workplace and digital dexterity key initiative, which is designed to help executive leaders plan and execute technology strategies that incorporate consumer, workforce and business trends.
Previous experience
Mr. Cain has more than 35 years of IT experience. He joined Gartner in April 2005 with the acquisition of Meta Group, where he specialized in email and collaboration technologies. Before joining Meta Group in 1990, he was the managing editor of MIS Week. He began his career as an editor for Electronic News.
Professional background
Meta Group
Vice President and Distinguished Analyst
Fairchild Publications
Managing Editor, MIS Week; Senior Editor, Electronic News
Areas of coverage
Digital Workplace Applications
Education
M.A., Columbia University
B.A., Dickinson College
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1How to create and run a digital workplace
2Understanding and boosting employee digital dexterity.
3Integrating future of work trends into technology planning.
4Workforce technology enablement strategies
5How the IT group can work with HR to promote employee engagement/experience