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Raf Gelders
VP, Research
Raf Gelders is a Chief of Research in the CIO Practice, with a primary research focus on the CIO role and IT operating model design. He works to design research strategies and high-impact storylines on topics such as fusion teams, business technologists and more broadly, the changes CIOs and other CxOs are making to democratize digital delivery by design.
His current role is as Vice President, Research in the CIO group, Peer & Practitioner Research. Mr. Gelders leads research projects for CIO clients globally and has led the research behind several Annual Executive Retreats (AERs) for CIOs. He also leads agenda setting for the CIO P&P research globally.
Previous experience
IT B2B Business Development Executive
Professional background
Flemish Science Foundation
Research Associate
IRSMarketing Ltd
IT B2B Business Development Executive
Areas of coverage
CIO Technology and Innovation Leadership
CIO Leadership of Culture and People
CIO Impact on Digital Business Strategy and Execution
CIO Executive Leadership Development
Education
Ph.D., Comparative Science of Cultures, Ghent University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Transforming IT and enterprise operating models
2Implementation of product management in IT
3Fusion Teams: launching and scaling
4Culture change, agile transformation enterprisewide
5Evolution of the CIO role, the future of Corporate IT